Qassem Soleimani: Why His Killing is Good News for IS Jihadists

by | Jan 12, 2020

Qassem Soleimani: Why His Killing is Good News for IS Jihadists

by | Jan 12, 2020

Jeremy Bowen in the BBC:

“In an editorial of the weekly IS newspaper al-Naba, the group said that Soleimani and al-Muhandis died at the hands of their ‘allies'” – a reference to the US.

It said the enemies of IS were busy fighting each other, which would drain their energy and resources and ultimately benefit jihadists.”

Scott Horton

Scott Horton

Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com and host of the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He is the author of four books. He has conducted more than 6,000 interviews since 2003. Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Larisa Alexandrovna Horton.

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