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Introduction
In 2010, America was withdrawing from Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq was going through a stage
of resurgence, and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had sent Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani under a
temporary brand called Jabhat al-Nusrah (the Victory Front) to help the Syrian Sunnis'.
As soon as the Americans' left Iraq, the Islamic State had reactivated. During the same time
period, the instability in Syria allowed Iraqi mujahideen to secretly cross the North Weste rn
border of Iraq and find refuge in North Eastern Syria. One of the young men who crossed the
border would be called Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani. Here they could hide and have a fresh
ground for recruiting Sunnis' who had been shot at by the Syrian regime thugs (Shabbiha).
The young Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani had been sent with half of the Islamic State of Iraq's
wealth. On a mission: to expand the Islamic State into the blessed land of Syria too, but under a
different disguised name (Jabhat al Nusrah). Who had sent him Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's aim was to protect the Syrian Muslims, find a safe haven in Syria, gain
Sunni recruits, expand the Islamic State into Syria and finally announce a Caliphate. Abu Mus'ab
al-Zarqawi had already prepared his successors for this role, informing them in 2005 of their
goal to take over the town of Dabiq in Syria (near Syria’s ancient city of Aleppo, bordering
Turkey) where the Romans would come fight the Muslims in the Malhama al -Kubra (the
Greatest Armageddon war ever against the Romans before the conquest of Rome [Italy]).
The Islamic State of Iraq had also prepared by making all its leaders from the tribe of Quraysh,
the tribe of Prophet Muhammad (saws). No other leader in the Muslim world, whether it was
the Taliban or Al Qa'idah (AQ) could credit themselves as being direct descendants of Prophet
Muhammad (saws). Hence the leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq had alot of legitimacy for a
Caliphate type leadership.
Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, and his successors also knew the importance of liberating al-Sham
(Greater Syria) due to it being prophesised as the seat of the End Times Caliphate. This is why
Abu Bakr had sent al-Jawlani with money and men to start the Jihad against the tyrant regime in
Syria. Jabhat al-Nusrah would gain many successes in Syria, and its pool of fighters would grow.
In 2013, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the merger of the Islamic State of Iraq with its Syrian
branch (Jabhat al-Nusrah), which would become the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In
Ramadan (July) 2014, the Caliphate would be announced and this would be renamed as “The
Islamic State” (al-Dawlat al-Islamiyyah) only. It would have no country name after it because the
Islamic State was now here to remain as the Caliphate, which would soon expand and spread to
every land in the world within 100 years, by the will of Allah.
Unlike the previous book which mentioned the history of the Islamic State, this book (The
Islamic State (2015)) will focus more on how the Islamic State works as an existing entity.
How does it get men, what do they go through and how does it survive after facing a coalition of
bombardment from 50 countries in the air If you enjoyed the last book [called: The Revived
Caliphate (2014)], this one will go into much more detail. If you haven’t read the first one, it’s
highly recommended you read that first.
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