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Line 7: − [[Ramzan Kadyrov]], ([[Chechnya]]), 38, said the U.S. secretly controls the Islamic State.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/putin-points-muslim-rage-cold-210000968.html Putin Points Muslim Rage at Cold War Foes.]</ref> Documents obtained by a FOIA request of [[Judicial Watch]] show as early as 2012, U.S. intelligence predicted the rise of the Islamic State and the report envisions the terror group as a U.S. strategic asset in the fight against Bashar al-Assad.<ref>[http://patdollard.com/2015/05/exposed-2012-defense-dept-documents-reveal-obama-regime-sought-to-create-an-islamic-state/ EXPOSED: 2012 Defense Dept. Documents Reveal Obama Regime Sought To Create An “Islamic State” In Syria And Iraq, PatDollard.com, May 22, 2015]</ref> VP [[Joe Biden]] admitted in 2014 that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Turkey had funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamist rebels in Syria. Biden was forced to retract that statement.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/unitedarabemirates/11142683/Joe-Biden-forced-to-apologise-to-UAE-and-Turkey-over-Syria-remarks.html Joe Biden forced to apologise to UAE and Turkey over Syria remarks, ''The Telegraph'', October 6, 2014]</ref> The U.S. did precisely the same thing in terms of supplying and facilitating the Syrian opposition. Obama had requested $500 million to train fighters opposed to ISIS. In August, the Pentagon announced it would defend those forces from attacks by the Syrian government.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-to-defend-new-syria-force-from-assad-regime-others-1438549937 U.S. to Defend New Syria Force From Assad Regime, WSJ, August 2, 2015]</ref> − + + + + + + + + + + + +
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*[https://www.apnews.com/b35c5ac2cdee48dda3eefaaece769d06 https://apnews.com/b35c5ac2cdee48dda3eefaaece769d06 Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group]. ''Associated Press''. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.</ref>
*[https://www.apnews.com/b35c5ac2cdee48dda3eefaaece769d06 https://apnews.com/b35c5ac2cdee48dda3eefaaece769d06 Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group]. ''Associated Press''. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.</ref>
Turkey's president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdogan]] has good relations with Barack Obama and they both support Assad's ouster from Syria. Turkey is a major transit point for both foreign fighters and weapons, which makes both presidents complicit in the failure to stop fighters from joining ISIS ranks.
''Reuters'' reported on August 1, 2012 that Barack Obama signed a Presidential Finding earlier in that year authorising transfer of captured weapons from Libya to groups in Syria that later became known as the Islamic State.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt
{{Quotebox|under provisions of the presidential finding, the United States was collaborating with a secret command center operated by Turkey and its allies.<br>
Last week, Reuters reported that, along with [[Saudi Arabia]] and Qatar, Turkey had '''established a secret base near the Syrian border to help direct vital military and communications support to Assad’s opponents.
This “nerve center” is in Adana, a city in southern Turkey about 60 miles (100 km) from the Syrian border, which is also home to Incirlik, a U.S. air base where U.S. military and intelligence agencies maintain a substantial presence.'''<br>
Turkey’s moderate Islamist government has been demanding Assad’s departure with growing vehemence. Turkish authorities are said by current and former U.S. government officials to be increasingly involved in providing Syrian rebels with training and possibly equipment.<br>
European government sources said wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and Qatar were providing significant financing to the rebels. Senior officials of the Saudi and Qatari governments have publicly called for Assad’s departure. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt]}}</ref> Documents obtained by a FOIA request of [[Judicial Watch]] show as early as 2012, U.S. intelligence predicted the rise of the Islamic State and the report envisions the terror group as a U.S. strategic asset in the fight against Bashar al-Assad.<ref>[http://patdollard.com/2015/05/exposed-2012-defense-dept-documents-reveal-obama-regime-sought-to-create-an-islamic-state/ EXPOSED: 2012 Defense Dept. Documents Reveal Obama Regime Sought To Create An “Islamic State” In Syria And Iraq, PatDollard.com, May 22, 2015]</ref> VP [[Joe Biden]] admitted in 2014 that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Turkey had funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamist rebels in Syria. Biden was forced to retract that statement.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/unitedarabemirates/11142683/Joe-Biden-forced-to-apologise-to-UAE-and-Turkey-over-Syria-remarks.html Joe Biden forced to apologise to UAE and Turkey over Syria remarks, ''The Telegraph'', October 6, 2014]</ref> The U.S. did precisely the same thing in terms of supplying and facilitating the Syrian opposition. Obama had requested $500 million to train fighters opposed to ISIS. In August, the Pentagon announced it would defend those forces from attacks by the Syrian government.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-to-defend-new-syria-force-from-assad-regime-others-1438549937 U.S. to Defend New Syria Force From Assad Regime, WSJ, August 2, 2015]</ref>
Turkey's president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdogan]] has good relations with Barack Obama and they both supported Assad's ouster from Syria. Turkey is a major transit point for both foreign fighters and weapons, which makes both presidents complicit in the failure to stop fighters from joining ISIS ranks. [[Ramzan Kadyrov]], ([[Chechnya]]), 38, said the U.S. secretly controls the Islamic State.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/putin-points-muslim-rage-cold-210000968.html Putin Points Muslim Rage at Cold War Foes.]</ref>
Even al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] condemns the Islamic State as "extremists".<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/262795/moderate-islam-al-qaeda-leader-condemns-isis-daniel-greenfield</ref> Many former ISIS members have returned to their countries of origin without facing any consequences.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (February 24, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/31555-when-the-west-harbors-the-nazis-of-our-time When the West Harbors the Nazis of Our Time]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 25, 2019.</ref>
Even al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] condemns the Islamic State as "extremists".<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/262795/moderate-islam-al-qaeda-leader-condemns-isis-daniel-greenfield</ref> Many former ISIS members have returned to their countries of origin without facing any consequences.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (February 24, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/31555-when-the-west-harbors-the-nazis-of-our-time When the West Harbors the Nazis of Our Time]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 25, 2019.</ref>