Russia and Saudi Arabia form alliance against insurgents in Syria

[ultron]

Russia will focus on western Syria. Saudi Arabia will focus on eastern Syria. Saudi king is scared Baghdadi the new caliph of the Muslim world is out to get him.

Russia's Putin, Saudi defense minister agree to cooperate in Syria - Yahoo News

 

[ganesh623]

Honestly i have lost the count and picture about who is fighting against whom, and who is allying with whom.

 

[Naifov]

Honestly i have lost the count and picture about who is fighting against whom, and who is allying with whom.

That is how Fu$ked up the ME is...

 

[ultron]

Saudi primary objective is to destroy the caliphate. The caliph says he is the ruler of all Muslims. That means he is the enemy of every Muslim ruler of every Muslim country. Because for the caliph to be the ruler of all Muslims, he has to conquer every Muslim country and depose every Muslim ruler.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Saudi primary objective is to destroy the caliphate. The caliph says he is the ruler of all Muslims. That means he is the enemy of every Muslim ruler of every Muslim country. Because for the caliph to be the ruler of all Muslims, he has to conquer every Muslim country and depose every Muslim ruler.

That Caliph is not recognized by the Muslim world. To be a Caliph you have to be democratically chosen by representatives of almost every tribe, if he was recognized as a Caliph; there would be a world-wide Muslim revolution aimed at toppling the current Muslim governments. A Caliphate is very unlikely until 2023, when the treaty of lausanne's restriction of forming a caliphate, officially ends.

 

[ultron]

That Caliph is not recognized by the Muslim world.

Of course not. No caliph is recognized unless he conquers the entire Muslim world. Every Muslim leader considers himself a rightful ruler of his own territory, not subject to a supreme caliph who rules the entire Muslim world.

 

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Cooperation in Syria: Russia supplies tanks, Saudis supply TOWs

 

[Hassan_Ishtiaq]

Russia will focus on western Syria. Saudi Arabia will focus on eastern Syria. Saudi king is scared Baghdadi the new caliph of the Muslim world is out to get him.

Russia's Putin, Saudi defense minister agree to cooperate in Syria - Yahoo News

The Saudis couldn't do jack against the Russian bear so now they decided to play nice. "if you can't beat them, join them".

 

[Hiptullha]

Russia will focus on western Syria. Saudi Arabia will focus on eastern Syria. Saudi king is scared Baghdadi the new caliph of the Muslim world is out to get him.

Russia's Putin, Saudi defense minister agree to cooperate in Syria - Yahoo News

Wonder what will happen to all the Russian rhetoric that they are fighting the evil Wahabi-Zionists of Saudi Arabia.

 

[ultron]

Cooperation in Syria: Russia supplies tanks, Saudis supply TOWs

No more TOWs. It is also impossible for Saudi Arabia to deliver any TOWs because of aerial blockade by Alliance.

Wonder what will happen to all the Russian rhetoric that they are fighting the evil Wahabi-Zionists of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is a secular country. Saudi Arabia has airlines which hire women as flight attendants. No conservative Muslims would approve of that.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Of course not. No caliph is recognized unless he conquers the entire Muslim world. Every Muslim leader considers himself a rightful ruler of his own territory, not subject to a supreme caliph who rules the entire Muslim world.

A caliph doesnt have to conquer the whole Muslim world, when the Ottoman Empire proclaimed it self as the Caliphate many Muslim kingdoms merged into the Empire expect for Safavid Iran and Muslim kingdoms that were too far away to be effectively put under the command of the Ottoman Empire.

 

[Schutz]

Can I claim myself as a caliph with my caliphate being my house and garden?

Im not religious but it seems a good way to attract idiots to do your bidding.

 

[ultron]

Can I claim myself as a caliph with my caliphate being my house and garden?

Im not religious but it seems a good way to attract idiots to do your bidding.

ye

 

[SwAggeR]

Cooperation in Syria: Russia supplies tanks, Saudis supply TOWs

It's US. Their state secretary clearly said that they will support the good ISIS with weapons.

 

[JanjaWeed]

ME situation is one big messed up khichdi. Don't know who is on which side anymore. On one hand you have the West & Arabs supporting & training anti-Asad rebels... & Russia is bombing hell out of the same rebels. & now Russia is in alliance with Saudi, which is still a certified US ally in ME.