I am firmly convinced that the majority of Syrians and Iraqis were at least partially okay with it. Always found it sus how we witnessed the most savage entity with proof of barbaric acts and how quickly it has been forgotten. You keep hearing about Tianamen (which was a big nothingburger) and other mild stuff but this concentrate of atrocities had a few documentaries on it in 2013-2016 and then nothing.
Truly sickening how slave markets, rapes, beheadings, child soldiers etc have been minimised, all to focus on getting rid of Assad.
Never forget.
>>2277542you are one Iraqi
there are millions of Iraqis
While there were many foreigners in ISIS, the majority were Syrians and Iraqis
>>2277558there were Many foreign fighters but they were not the majority
nowhere near
>>2277586These Al Qaeda folks just took lessons from the Taliban in doing the whole "Oh we're actually more moderate now y'all, we swear" dance and show, except unlike the Taliban, these Al Qaeda folks actually succeeded in convincing the West that it's the case.
Probably helps that unlike the Taliban, the Al Qaeda folks are more aligned with the political and material interests of the West.
>>2277596Didn't he say something like "oh, I was young." I don't know what Sharaa really believes, but it makes me wonder how much jihadi stuff can be like fashion or a youth fad. Like I'm in America and there are Arabs on leftypol who talk about them like our teenage larpfags and I think they've got a point. But it can also go "out of fashion" really fast.
>>2277607So did Al Sharaa. I think another factor in this is that the West (and Turkey) doesn't want any more refugees and he was keeping several million Syrian bottled up in Idlib.
>>2277542 (me)
The only human post ITT
>>2277534>THE PEOPLE LIKED IT no they didn't.
>I am firmly convinced by who and how.
>majority of Syrians and Iraqis were at least partially okay with it.where are the referendums, polls, and societal studies backing it up.
>Always found it susI found you sus.
>>2277793small brain take
>>2277637face the facts Hakim
>>2277602there were many westerners but the majority was still local lads
it was a pure Sunni fanatic group
We do not like the West but there is no need to fall in this conspirationist "it was CIA all along" nonsense
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