● NEWS ● #Baghdadi Had No Real Answer for the Crumbling of His #Caliphate https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/10/31/baghdadi-had-no-real-answer-for-the-crumbling-of-his-caliphate/
The Arab Spring uprisings in 2011, notably in Syria, presented Baghdadi and ISI with an opportunity for swift expansion as the Syrian government lost control of large parts of the country. Al-Baghdadi sent seasoned militants and fighters, money and weapons to establish Jabhat al-Nusra as the leading...
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