This document purportedly was discovered by American forces who infiltrated Syria on a mission to gather information on ISIS. I don't doubt ISIS is capable of such depravity but I still can't say for sure if this document is legit. The fatwa was among a huge trove of documents captured by U.S. Special Operations Forces during a raid targeting a top Islamic State official in Syria in May. Reuters has reviewed some of the documents, which have not been previously published.
What is clear, such barbarity by ISIS leaves no choice than to make sure they are eliminated for good. More importantly, it must be done by other Muslims from that region. As bad and insane as ISIS is, this conflict remains a religious war between factions of the same faith. Granted, other minority groups - including Christians - are caught in the middle of this trip back to the 7th century. ISIS is a Muslim problem. Our involvement should be to protect Christians in that region and their best interest. That includes creating a safe haven for them. That also includes training and support. Let the Shia and Sunni fight it out because it is not our fight. Our involvement to aid Sunni's against Shia's is insane. Why do we care about King of Saudi Arabia or Jordan or the Emirs in the Gulf States? Nothing good will come out of our involvement if we take sides in what is essentially a struggle between two bad actors: Sunni fundamentalism versus Shia fundamentalism.
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