Tag Archives: ISIS

2015 and the rise of ISIS

Posted on August 4, 2026 by borderslynn

After the disastrous US led coalition onslaught on Iraq, supposedly to remove the ruler, Saddam Hussein and all his Sunni faith Baath Party, we saw terrible consequences in the Middle East: The 2003 Iraq War began on March 20, 2003, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 2003, consequences of war, false premise of weapons of mass destruction, Halliburton locations, history of Caliphate, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, israel, Netanyahu, Saddam Hussein, suffering of Shia Muslims, Syria, Turkey, US coalition war on Iraq | Leave a comment

Historical markers in the Middle East

Posted on April 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Below is an extract from Wajeeh Lion’s, Substack. I urge you to read the full article ‘Beyond Belief: The 1,400-Year History and Modern Geopolitics of the Sunni-Shia Divide The 1979 Revolution and the Sectarianization of Geopolitics The catalyst for the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged egypt, middle east, Pakistan, ISIS, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, British, French, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, sunni, shia, Turkey, historical divisions, Caliphate, 1979, GameTheory | Leave a comment

Be careful what you wish for….

Posted on December 27, 2025 by borderslynn

Another headline over Christmas 2025, as Trump approves a strike in Nigeria, Africa: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/trump-strikes-nigeria-isis-christians-b2890642.html CNN referenced on Substack: According to CNN, residents of Jabo village in northwestern Nigeria described fear and confusion after debris from a U.S. missile strike landed … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, anti love, Ba'ath Sunnis, Boko Harem, conflict, immigrants, innocents killed, Iraq, ISIS, land grabs, MAGA Christianity, muslims, Nigeria, pro hate, resources, Syria, threat from within, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Captagon

Posted on January 14, 2025 by borderslynn

After Assad fled, one news item stayed in my head. A warehouse filled to the ceiling with the drug, Captagon. The comment was that this was the favourite drug of Jihadists. So today I found out more, reading this link: … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Assad, brain damage, Brutality, butchery, cannabis, captagon, drug fuelled barbarism, drug money laundering industry, drugs, Hamas, human killing machines, India, ISIS, israel, jihadists, ketamine, Lebanon, Maronites, massacres, Nigeria, opioids, Palestinian refugees, Phalanges, Pharma, religious factions, RSF, Russia, Sahel, sudan, Syria, UK, ukraine, Wagner, war crimes, West Africa, youth addiction | Leave a comment

Genocidal attempts: Yazidis

Posted on December 18, 2023 by borderslynn

The Genocide Convention is an international treaty approved in 1948 with the intent to prevent genocides in the future. It defines genocide as “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged community outsiders, Daeth, female, GBV, gender, gender based crime, ISIS, Lafarge Cement Company, murder of women and children, northern Iraq, patriarchy, rape, religion, slavery, women, Yazidi | Leave a comment