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[[File:Mass beheading of Christians in Libya.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Christian]]s were brutally slaughtered en masse by "moderate rebels" whom Obama had given aid to. Flynn was fired for opposing Obama administration policy, and later targeted to be silenced and destroyed by Obama intelligence community holdovers because he knew too much and wanted to reverse [[Obama administration]] policy.]]

[[File:Mass beheading of Christians in Libya.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Christian]]s were brutally slaughtered en masse by "moderate rebels" whom Obama had given aid to. Flynn was fired for opposing Obama administration policy, and later targeted to be silenced and destroyed by Obama intelligence community holdovers because he knew too much and wanted to reverse [[Obama administration]] policy.]]

:'''''See also: [[Obama war crimes]] and [[Muslim agenda of the Obama administration]]'''''

:'''''See also: [[Obama war crimes]] and [[Muslim agenda of the Obama administration]]'''''

'''Islamic State''' (IS) (also known as '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' (ISIS)<ref>http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/iraq-christians-told-convert-face-death-2014718111040982432.html</ref> or 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL), is a terrorist organization that operates in [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]]. Founded by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]], it grew out of [[al Qaeda]] in Iraq.<ref>https://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/06/10/229948/some-answers-about-the-islamic.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter</ref> Its leader until October 2019 was [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]].

'''Islamic State''' (IS) (also known as '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' (ISIS)<ref>http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/iraq-christians-told-convert-face-death-2014718111040982432.html</ref> or 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL), is a terrorist organization that operates in [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]]. Founded by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]], it grew out of [[al Qaeda]] in Iraq.<ref>https://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/06/10/229948/some-answers-about-the-islamic.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter</ref>

 

In February 2012 NSC staffer [[Jake Sullivan]] informed [[Hillary Clinton]] that "Al Qaeda is on our side" in the plot to take down Syrian leader Basha al Assad.  ''Reuters'' reported on August 1, 2012 that Barack Obama signed a Presidential Finding earlier that same year authorizing 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

In February 2012 NSC staffer [[Jake Sullivan]] informed [[Hillary Clinton]] that "Al Qaeda is on our side" in the plot to take down Syrian leader Basha al Assad.  ''Reuters'' reported on August 1, 2012 that Barack Obama signed a Presidential Finding earlier that same year authorizing 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>

{{Quotebox|under provisions of the presidential finding, the United States was collaborating with a secret command center operated by Turkey and its allies.<br>

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>

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>

ISIS attacks Shiite Muslims, the Iraqi Army and Kurdish [[Peshmerga]] troops, and non-Muslims<ref>http://www.euronews.com/2014/08/12/kurdish-peshmerga-troops-plead-for-weapons-to-fight-islamic-state-militants/</ref>  Even bin Laden successor [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] condemned the Islamic State as "extremists".<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/262795/moderate-islam-al-qaeda-leader-condemns-isis-daniel-greenfield</ref>The goal of ISIS is to reestablish an Islamic Caliphate.<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0623/Briefing-What-is-the-Islamic-State-In-Iraq-and-the-Levant-ISIS</ref> By March 2019, the Islamic State had lost all the territory it had conquered.    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> Al-Baghdadi was killed by U.S. forces in October 2019.<ref>Multiple references:

ISIS attacks Shiite Muslims, the Iraqi Army and Kurdish [[Peshmerga]] troops, and non-Muslims<ref>http://www.euronews.com/2014/08/12/kurdish-peshmerga-troops-plead-for-weapons-to-fight-islamic-state-militants/</ref>  Even bin Laden successor [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] condemned the Islamic State as "extremists".<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/262795/moderate-islam-al-qaeda-leader-condemns-isis-daniel-greenfield</ref>The goal of ISIS is to reestablish an Islamic Caliphate.<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0623/Briefing-What-is-the-Islamic-State-In-Iraq-and-the-Levant-ISIS</ref> By March 2019, the Islamic State had lost all the territory it had conquered.    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>   Its leader [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] was killed by U.S. forces in October 2019.<ref>Multiple references:

*Coles, Isabel (October 27, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/baghdadi-presided-over-vast-islamic-state-bureaucracy-inspired-terrorism-11572183503 Baghdadi, Brutal Leader of Islamic State, Inspired Terrorism Around the Globe]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

*Coles, Isabel (October 27, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/baghdadi-presided-over-vast-islamic-state-bureaucracy-inspired-terrorism-11572183503 Baghdadi, Brutal Leader of Islamic State, Inspired Terrorism Around the Globe]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

*Schreck, Adam; Karam, Zeina (October 27, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/7c573f62b9614399b0867c14d7788f76 Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

*Schreck, Adam; Karam, Zeina (October 27, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/7c573f62b9614399b0867c14d7788f76 Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved October 27, 2019.