The Decline Of The Daesh Caliphate

From The Desk Of Jakob Musıck: Secretary-General of Nothing
Orlando, Florida, United States of America
July 5 (Venezuelan Independence Day)
17 Messidor an 225 de la Révolution
2017/106

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The Decline Of The Daesh Caliphate

We are entering a merciful period in world history, as one of Post-Modernity’s biggest human tragedies nears its inevitable end. Daesh (AKA Islamic State, ISIL, ISIS, IS etc etc…) lost Raqqa, the city it was using as a fortress-capital for 4 years. Mayadin, legally part of Syria, is now functioning as the de facto capital of this crumbling empire. The most heartening news for humanity has been the presumed death of the Caliph Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi, whom Russian airstrikes seem to have done-in. The Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation, & Iraq have all confirmed his demise. However, within the panicking Islamic State remnant, there remain ‘isolated’ elements within which the remaining leadership has found it possible to keep ignorant of their great loss (and presumably the fact that their ‘caliphate’ is about to become the disgusting footnote in history it was meant to be.) Sputnik News Agency of the Russian Federation reported that Daesh has executed one of their own clerics, Abu Qutaiba, because he had alluded to the Caliphs demise in a sermon. The reports indicate that Islamic State burned Qutaiba alive. A punishment of 50 lashes for every person who questions the continued existence of the Caliph is now the law of the still-occupied lands. The reports of Sputnik seemed to indicate the remaining leaders are struggling to contain spreading reports of Baghdadi’s demise. Islamic State’s governor of Daesh-occupied Syria (Abdulrahman Mustafa al-Qaduli) was already killed last year, though their Iraq minister (Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi) is still alive from what we know.

Since their appearance and swift rise as a phenomenon in 2013-2014, Islamic State has never had this much swift momentum. The difference is that this momentum is in the *opposite* direction than four years ago. An embattled, war-torn Syrian Arab Republic continues to fight for self-determination and territorial integrity under President Assad and the SAA, with support from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation, and paramilitaries like Hizbullah. The Kurds and the various Leftist and internationalist factions that fight with them are putting pressure on Islamic State’s north, though direct confrontation with Damascus seems to be what will follow after Daesh and other religious fanatics are disposed of. The only possible ways in which this tide against Islamic State would be reversed would be 1) They began to do remarkably well militarily, receive tons of fresh new recruits, or a combination (I rate this as unlikely, but hey I’m not a ‘war expert’ so there.) 2) Israel continues to ramp up their involvement in the war (they have been bombing Syria up to 2 times a week in June; which works out rather conveniently for Islamic State, providing distractions for the Damascus-allied forces, amid their alleged support for Daesh as long as their spheres of influence did not overlap [Note Islamic State has never attacked Israel or Israeli forces, even when they incurred into Syrian territory which Islamic State ostensibly claimed for itself.]) or 3) In a last ditch efforts to unite the opposition, the other assorted anti-government forces try to incorporate whatever is left of the destructive Wahhabi machine into their operations, now as a junior partner. Any of these options would be lethal, as displayed by previous actions of this unconscionable, anti-human organization of religious excess.

Latest reports from today (June 5 2017) indicate that Islamic State controls ‘less than 1KM’ of Mosul. Let us hope that it falls to Iraqi forces, and that this momentum continues for all forces that are full-heartedly opposed to the Caliphate. If this is accomplished, we must still wonder whether the Arab League Secretary-General’s fear of ‘permanent occupation zones/spheres of influence’ in Syria will come to pass after the Al-Baghdadi clique is wiped away. Turkey, the Damascus government, Israel, The Kurdish coalition, the Free Syrian Army, Russia, Iran, The United States...they all currently occupy or have forces stationed in the various regions of this once stable and rich country.

If this is the beginning of the end of the Civil War (and for the Syrian people’s sake let us hope it is), then what next?

Long live the long-suffering Syrian People - Arab and all minorities-- who are returning to their homes now under the national reconciliation effort, and those still seeking refuge elsewhere!

Long live the Leftist forces of the Kurdish Coalition -- The Kurdish Worker’s Party, The Marxist-Leninist Communist Party, The Communist Party Of Turkey (Marxist-Leninist), The Marxist-Leninist Propaganda Union, The Communist Reconstruction of the Marxist-Leninist Party, & The Communist Labour Party Of Turkey! May these forces come to an agreement with Damascus on how they will proceed, living together as one.

Long live the regional national-liberation movements of the region, such as Hizbullah!

Long live the valiant, brave beyond belief, and amazingly heroic International brigades, whose fight this was not, but they made it theirs for the sake of the sovereignty of a state not theirs. The international Left praises your courage in the face of Islamic Fundamentalism and forces of Imperialism!

Down with Islamic State!

Wahhabism will never thrive when the weapons of knowledge are furnished and unleashed upon the earth!

Caliph, if you are not dead now, you will be soon. And will you ‘meet your creator??’ I hope you are prepared. Truly. If there exists a ‘judgement,’ then you are going to need all the luck in the world for what you have been party to.