New York Times: Paris and Mali Attacks Expose Lethal Qaeda-ISIS Rivalry
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Before the hostage crisis at a Malian hotel was over, before the gunmen had even been identified, admirers of Al Qaeda and the rival Islamic State started jostling on social media over which of the jihadist organizations was more righteous and more prominent.
One apparent supporter of Al Qaeda, whose Twitter profile suggested he could be a fighter in Syria affiliated with the group, quickly declared online that the Islamic State could “learn a thing or two” from the Mali attack, scornfully brushing off suggestions that the newer, upstart group had carried it out.
“Allahu alam” — God knows best — “they don’t operate in #Mali,” the post said. “We all know who operated there.”
Exactly a week before Friday’s siege in Bamako, Mali, the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, shocked the world with attacks across Paris that killed 130 people. Militants linked to Al Qaeda took credit for the hotel attack. And while the group cited local grievances as the rationale, it was also clear that the hostage-taking played into the growing and violent rivalry between the two groups.
WNU Editor: The entire Islamic world is in turmoil, and the West still has problems in even defining this conflict. I have no problem in understanding that this is a war against Radical Islam and not Islam itself ... unfortunately .... many governments in the West refrain from saying the same thing because they do not have confidence and/or believe that most Muslims are not intelligent enough to understand this difference. Muslims like Egyptian President Al-Sisi understand what is happening .... Egypt's El-Sisi Boldly Calls For Islamic Reformation (Clarion Project) .... but Al-Sisi is an exception, and instead of moderates pushing for an Islamic reformation, it is the Islamic radicals who have hijacked this agenda.
6 comments:
WNU:
Correct even somebody like me can come out to the conclusion who has little understanding of geopolitics more over how radical Islam can tell that the so called all'a is taking notes of who is killing the most . ???¿?
Terror continues-
TERROR ATTACKS IN PARIS- THE TRAIL CONTINUES
MAJOR CITIES OF RUSSIA
I prefer the term Islamism, in reference to a very specific ideology that has its roots in (and intellectual continuity starting from) the late 19th century. Radical Islam is a bit vague. That's like saying Radical Christianity - does that mean Liberation Theology? Protestant Fundamentalism? What?
Is Reforming Islam possible?
Al Sisi is taking a stand, so he should be given a good chance.
When a western liberal says Islamic Reformation, I think they are just whistling past the graveyard.
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