Jihadists are beginning to lose the war? – Polish Radio

  Iraqi boy in Mosul – dressed as a jihadist Islamic state. Too early to talk about the end of the fight with them – despite the rebound by the Iraqi army town of Baiji , photo PAP / EPA / STR
 

Reflection Baiji, located between Tikrit and Mosul, the greatest success of the Iraqi army during the ongoing fighting in June with the forces of the Islamic State. Already
only weapon minefields access to a huge refinery lies 200 kilometers north of Baghdad, at a distance of 10 km from the Baiji.

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Jihadists did not manage to run it during almost five months when Baiji remained in their hands. Its production capacity amounted to 300 thousand barrels of fuel per day, which covered 50 percent. Iraqi demand.

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Iraqi army commanders emphasize the significant role of support that a counteroffensive against the Islamic provide you with the allied air force.

Too early to talk about the end of
The Iraqi government forces also conduct offensive north of the city occupied by the jihadists Tikrit, the capital of the province of Salah ad-Din, which is Baiji. Its aim is to cut off the enemy troops deployed there from the main military forces of the Islamic State control vast areas of the north, east and west of Baghdad.

However, early to predict a breakthrough in the fight against jihadists. They still control large territories in Iraq and Syria, and today announce the initiation of a struggle in Saudi Arabia, where Islam was born. The first to call his followers to attack the local Shiites, who live in oil-rich region.

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zawładnietych their territories in Iraq and Syria jihadists quickly built a variety of structures, sending a clear signal that their ambitions go far beyond victories on the battlefield and terror, which became famous by making public executions of prisoners and hostages.

behaves like a state

Opponents of the jihadists say that there is no question that their creation could become a state. But they proved that they are fit organizationally. They created a welfare system of health insurance, and allowances for the families of those killed or imprisoned jihadists. Is paid even help the newlyweds. The organization finances its activities primarily through tributes downloaded from local businesses.

even created a sort of ministry of information, which is responsible for professionally conducted propaganda.

Currently, introduces its own currency.

– the Islamic State is not just a bunch of terrorists organizing attacks, just wants to be treated as state and behaves like a state – said Peter Neumann from King’s College London.

The UN warns that jihadis commit war crimes . As for executions on innowiercach, cutting of hands and feet, rape and public flogging. According to earlier media reports, the fanatics also sell women in the slave. Derive revenue primarily from the sale of oil and gas refineries seized.

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Jihadists are beginning to lose the war? – Polish Radio