... Iraq & Syria. Many of ISIS fighters come from the ranks of the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein. Several of Baghdadi's lieutenants were officers and intelligence officials in the party. As of early 2015, of ISIS fighters are made up of foreigners. A UN report estimated a total of 15,000 ... fighters from over 80 countries in ISIS's ranks as of November 2014. US intelligence estimated an increase to around 20,000 foreign fighters in February 2015, including 3,400 from Western countries. There are allegations of support from countries in Southwest Asia. The ... to have deliberately overlooked...

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... loyal to Israel, and when PM Yitzhak Rabin called for peace, he was assassinated by a Zionist extremist who thought he was a danger to Israel's survival. Many Israeli's even believe Israeli intelligence was behind the assassination, and the fact the Mossad is full of right-wingers who were opposed to everything he said didn't do anything to calm their suspicions. It is ... not just the Arab world now but also others in the world, Europe and even some in the U.S., who believe Israel controls the U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and that is why they don't intervene. Syria and Iran h...

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