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jerra b
22 Jun 2026 04:21 pm
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-------I------iSIS was difficult to defeat financially because it operated as a self-sustaining, proto-state rather than relying on typical foreign sponsors. Their massive and diverse economic portfolio, vast initial cash reserves, and reliance on underground transactional systems made them exceptio...
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22 Jun 2026 04:04 pm
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-----ISIS was extraordinarily difficult to defeat because it operated as a hybrid between a terrorist organization and a conventional army. Its resilience was driven by its ability to govern millions of people, hide within dense civilian populations, adapt to military pressure using guerrilla tactic...
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22 Jun 2026 03:51 pm
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---------he primary sources of this weaponry include: Captured Military Stockpiles: The bulk of ISIS’s firepower was seized during early military victories, most notably the capture of Mosul in 2014, where the group took massive quantities of small arms, ammunition, and heavy equipment (such as U.S...
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Cannonpointer
22 Jun 2026 03:50 pm
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One of the bluest cities in the world.  But you're burying the lead. He made your point for you.  ...
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22 Jun 2026 03:49 pm
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Pretty sure you're making his point for him.  ...
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jerra b
22 Jun 2026 03:48 pm
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___During the height of its territorial control, the Islamic State (ISIS) operated its own health ministry and managed hospitals in key strongholds like Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq. Because many local health professionals fled, ISIS forcibly conscripted remaining doctors and recruited foreign m...
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Cannonpointer
22 Jun 2026 03:43 pm
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Who built their trucks? Who armed them? Who provided medical services when they were wounded? Who provided safe places for their families? Who gave them intel? Fresh ammunition after every battle? Who provided their banking system so that they could pay their fighters? Who gave them the gasoline to ...
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22 Jun 2026 03:42 pm
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tick tock ****...
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Deezer Shoove
22 Jun 2026 03:41 pm
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73...
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sole
22 Jun 2026 03:41 pm
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Because that is what the social medium controlling though 24/7 project as common sense. Time keeps ancestries alive in common since conception of current ancestors inhabiting space 24/7, specifically one at a time now....
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