Anonymous ID: 3c294f Sept. 14, 2025, 6:09 p.m. No.23601739   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Chandrasekaran: "What happened to everyone there? Did they join the new army?"

Soldier: "They're all insurgents now. Bremer lost his chance."

 

This quote also reveals that the insurgency was not only a means of expressing anger at a Coalition occupation of Iraq, but also motivated by economic and employment necessities. With thousands of ostracized Ba'ath Party members and hundreds of thousands of soldiers rendered unemployed, joining the insurgency could provide a means to a monthly income to provide for one's family "in a land bereft of jobs".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_al-Sharaa#Iraq_war

Anonymous ID: 3c294f Sept. 14, 2025, 6:19 p.m. No.23601790   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2164

In his 2021 interview with Frontline, al-Sharaa denied ever meeting al-Zarqawi and asserted that he served only as a regular foot-soldier under al-Qaeda against American occupation.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/abu-mohammad-al-jolani/

The Jihadist: Abu Mohammad al-Jolani

Military Leader, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

Anonymous ID: 3c294f Sept. 14, 2025, 6:53 p.m. No.23601958   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Vance Boelter is a Minnesota man accused of murdering state lawmakers Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, as well as shooting Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in a politically motivated attack on June 14, 2025. He has been indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, and is currently awaiting trial.