BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany announced a ban on Islamic State on Friday, saying it aimed to prevent the militants from recruiting young jihadists in Germany, especially via the internet, or from using combat-hardened fighters returning to Europe to carry out attacks.
Coinciding with the launch of a broad U.S. campaign against the Sunni militants, which could include air strikes in Syria as well as Iraq, Germany introduced an immediate ban making all IS propaganda, symbols and activities illegal.
To help counter IS military gains in Iraq, Chancellor Angela Merkel has broken with Germany's post-war policy of not sending arms to war zones and has begun to send weapons and equipment to Iraqi Kurds fighting the militants.
"The terrorist organisation Islamic State is a threat to public safety in Germany as well," said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, estimating that over 400 Germans have joined IS in Iraq and Syria and about 40 have died, some in suicide attacks.
More than 100 jihadists are back in Germany including "some with combat experience who have learned to hate", he said.
"We don't know what they are doing, but it could be that they will carry out attacks," said De Maiziere, citing the case of a returning French jihadist arrested in connection with an attack on a Jewish museum in Belgium in May.
******************* “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.” ¯ Richard P. Feynman
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #2I'm glad that someone is sending arms to the Kurds.
and for the first time I'm hearing the word "hate" associated with Muslims
Drop the phony "peace" mantra, before it's too late and they love us all to death!!!
******************* “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.” ¯ Richard P. Feynman
So, I saw today that Boko Haram has declared a caliphate. Being ignorant in such matters, I do wonder what happens when there are two caliphates? Do they merge into one or do they compete?
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #4So, I saw today that Boko Haram has declared a caliphate. Being ignorant in such matters, I do wonder what happens when there are two caliphates? Do they merge into one or do they compete?
The Shiite and Sunni will "compete" if that's what you want to call it but not until the "Great Satan" has been vanquished. Until we became the Great Satan the Arabs and Persians routinely negated each other by violent means. That was a genius marketing play by Iran. Every problem in the world became the Great Satan's [and Israel's] fault, much like Obama did with Bush.
The masses are so dumb anymore. Probably the 3 beheadings are purposed to unite Muslims against the US and to activate us, to bring us back in, once more so we can resume being the Great Satan, the uniter of all Muslims.
******************* “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.” ¯ Richard P. Feynman
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #4So, I saw today that Boko Haram has declared a caliphate. Being ignorant in such matters, I do wonder what happens when there are two caliphates? Do they merge into one or do they compete?
I think TM has the right of it. They would probably unite at first until the U.S. and the rest of the west is defeated, then they would be at each others throats until only one of them survived. And then that group would start to fight each other. Its the way its always been.
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #4So, I saw today that Boko Haram has declared a caliphate. Being ignorant in such matters, I do wonder what happens when there are two caliphates? Do they merge into one or do they compete?
The Shiite and Sunni will "compete" if that's what you want to call it but not until the "Great Satan" has been vanquished. Until we became the Great Satan the Arabs and Persians routinely negated each other by violent means. That was a genius marketing play by Iran. Every problem in the world became the Great Satan's [and Israel's] fault, much like Obama did with Bush.
The masses are so dumb anymore. Probably the 3 beheadings are purposed to unite Muslims against the US and to activate us, to bring us back in, once more so we can resume being the Great Satan, the uniter of all Muslims.
Yup ..... for 1400 years they've been slaughtering and enslaving one another, but ......ultimately ............