Många har sett filmen om Kalifatet i
Syrien/Irak som jag publicerat i fem avsnitt.
Här är nu äntligen VICE NEWS hela film
The Islamic State
42 minuter lång.
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The Islamic State, a hardline Sunni jihadist group
that formerly had ties to al Qaeda, has conquered
large swathes of Iraq and Syria. Previously known as
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the group has
announced its intention to reestablish the caliphate and has
declared its leader, the shadowy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,
as the caliph.
The lightning advances the Islamic State made across
The lightning advances the Islamic State made across
Syria and Iraq in June shocked the world. But it's not
just the group's military victories that have garnered
attention — it's also the pace with which its members
have begun to carve out a viable state.
Flush with cash and US weapons seized during its
Flush with cash and US weapons seized during its
advances in Iraq, the Islamic State's expansion shows
no sign of slowing down. In the first week of August
alone, Islamic State fighters have taken over new
areas in northern Iraq, encroaching on Kurdish territory
and sending Christians and other minorities fleeing
as reports of massacres emerged.
VICE News reporter Medyan Dairieh spent three
VICE News reporter Medyan Dairieh spent three
weeks embedded with the Islamic State, gaining
unprecedented access to the group in Iraq and Syria
as the first and only journalist to document
its inner workings.
