In this article the concern revolve around the present war-stricken situation of Syria and Iraq, due to the ever-growing hold of Al-Qaeda there; as well as Syria becoming a ground for al-Shams and ISIS leaving behind the Free Syrian Army.
The author starts to explain the current situation by citing the example of ISIS attacks on Iraq checkpoints along Highway 11 and another unsuccessful attack to take hold of Highway 12. In the attack on Highway 12, the ISIS had a plain usual but threatening strategy of using gunmen, suicide bombers and other weapons.
ISIS has been reigning the country which has an already stabbed body, and trying to take it over by any means. And its missions have been successful, like its Expunging Filth operation of expelling Free Syrian Army units from northern Syria. According to the International Crisis Group, ISIS is the most powerful group in northern and eastern Syria. What ISIS benefits from, is the peaceful relations between other Islamist groups.
The recent mission led by ISIS to free 500 prisoners from Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail by using car bombs, suicide bombers, and gunmen was a hit and turned these prisoners into Al-Qaeda's fighters, definitely a calculated profit. The money coming from foreign fighters and the already warriors of Syria have been ISIS's greatest advantage.
Despite all this happening in Syria and borders, Saudi Arabia would maintain its stance and won't allow ISIS overthrow its government. But, the change of destiny of Syria, of not being attacked by U.S has definitely disappointed Iraq. History as well as present has been bloody there, and no one sees anything better coming in near future.
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