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RE: Tom Duggan syria video. Independant journalism.
I agree, it is easy to incite hatred amongst Islamists, though you may note, most of the so called "isis" fighters came from other countries, most were from the the rest of the world, especially Europe, not Syria.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/03/29/iraq-and-syria-how-many-foreign-fighters-are-fighting-for-isil/
You are absolutely correct. Many are indeed foreign mercenaries, and Islam is both a pretext and a distraction. Yet it is also an inherent part of ISIS, inasmuch as it implements sharia law and wield the caliphate as an end goal. To what degree religious fervor, pure bloodthirstiness, hatred, personal gain and political expediency factor in the equation, I don't know.
To your point however, I'll raise you two articles:
http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4739488/isis-iraq-syria-tunisia-saudi-arabia-russia
https://www.history.com/topics/isis
I think you'll find them interesting.
I shall set about reading these as soon as I have finished cooking dinner, many thanks.
Bon appétit!
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