ISIS Has Fled The Symbolic Village Of Dabiq Where It Prophesied The Final Battle Between Christians And Muslims

Washington Post: The apocalypse is off for now: ISIS flees village where it prophesied doomsday battle

BEIRUT — The tiny Syrian village of Dabiq was to have been the site of an apocalyptic showdown between Christian and Muslim armies, an Islamic version of the battle of Armageddon that would herald the end of the world, according to ancient prophecies embraced and trumpeted by the Islamic State.

Instead of waging an epic battle, however, the last Islamic State fighters defending Dabiq fled Sunday without a fight in the face of an advance by a small force of Free Syrian Army rebels, backed by Turkey and by U.S. airstrikes.

The loss of Dabiq was of more symbolic than strategic importance to the wider war, a fresh humiliation for the Islamic State, which lured volunteer fighters from around the world with promises of building a mighty Islamist empire.

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WNU Editor: This is why Dabiq is important for the Islamic State .... Dabiq: Why is Syrian town so important for IS? (BBC).

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