Islamic State Crisis Megathread (ISIS/ISIL/IS)

[New Jordslag]

Talks on pilot and journalist are deadlocked.

The journalist is already dead

Aaaand, I predicted it.

[West Aurelia]

Japan says "highly probable" that beheading video is authentic.

IS admits defeat in Kobani.

[New Jordslag]

Japan says "highly probable" that beheading video is authentic.

IS admits defeat in Kobani.

Ah, geez. I hate being right.

Still, Kobani is going well. Heard that in addition to the city proper, the Kurds captured like 5 Villages.

[Romalae]

So why is it that ISIS has killed the two Japanese hostages, but supposedly not the Jordanian one? Is there a simple reason for it? I would've assumed they'd kill the Jordanian first because he was actually involved in the anti-ISIS air strikes.

[Mike the Progressive]

So why is it that ISIS has killed the two Japanese hostages, but supposedly not the Jordanian one? Is there a simple reason for it? I would've assumed they'd kill the Jordanian first because he was actually involved in the anti-ISIS air strikes.

I thought I heard something about negotiations being under way.

[Romalae]

So why is it that ISIS has killed the two Japanese hostages, but supposedly not the Jordanian one? Is there a simple reason for it? I would've assumed they'd kill the Jordanian first because he was actually involved in the anti-ISIS air strikes.

I thought I heard something about negotiations being under way.

I thought the negotiations involved both the Japanese and the Jordanian.

[West Aurelia]

So why is it that ISIS has killed the two Japanese hostages, but supposedly not the Jordanian one? Is there a simple reason for it? I would've assumed they'd kill the Jordanian first because he was actually involved in the anti-ISIS air strikes.

Perhaps they might be use him to secure the release of Rishawi, which Jordan had agreed to if it could be proved that he was alive.

[Mike the Progressive]

I thought I heard something about negotiations being under way.

I thought the negotiations involved both the Japanese and the Jordanian.

I don't know about the Japanese. I do know that Jordan was talking about releasing ISIS captives it has if ISIS did the same with the pilot. But last I heard the talks were going nowhere.

[Germanic Templars]

I thought the negotiations involved both the Japanese and the Jordanian.

I don't know about the Japanese. I do know that Jordan was talking about releasing ISIS captives it has if ISIS did the same with the pilot. But last I heard the talks were going nowhere.

Which is why both parties need to come to a formal agreement. How so? Have the captives fight it out by tying both of their left wrists together and giving the comba-er, captives knives to fight. Who ever is alive, gets to go back to their respective party they affiliate with. *Please don't take serious, I was joking

[Mike the Progressive]

I don't know about the Japanese. I do know that Jordan was talking about releasing ISIS captives it has if ISIS did the same with the pilot. But last I heard the talks were going nowhere.

Which is why both parties need to come to a formal agreement. How so? Have the captives fight it out by tying both of their left wrists together and giving the comba-er, captives knives to fight. Who ever is alive, gets to go back to their respective party they affiliate with. *Please don't take serious, I was joking

[Mike the Progressive]

The journalist is already dead

Aaaand, I predicted it.

You and a lot of people.

[Seraven]

Which is why both parties need to come to a formal agreement. How so? Have the captives fight it out by tying both of their left wrists together and giving the comba-er, captives knives to fight. Who ever is alive, gets to go back to their respective party they affiliate with. *Please don't take serious, I was joking

Oh, so you are laughing because there people went dead?

[Mike the Progressive]

Oh, so you are laughing because there people went dead?

Yes that's exactly what I'm laughing at btw are there any babies that you know of thatI can punch? Clearly I would enjoy it since anything remotely funny said in this thread is a clear indicator that I lack empathy for all things and enjoy the tears of others.

Btw in case you were wondering that was fucking sarcasm, because apparently now we have to say it whenever we do it.

[New Jordslag]

So why is it that ISIS has killed the two Japanese hostages, but supposedly not the Jordanian one? Is there a simple reason for it? I would've assumed they'd kill the Jordanian first because he was actually involved in the anti-ISIS air strikes.

Simple. The Japanese Hostages are a mere Freelance Journalist and a guy who cut his own Genitals off. Not worth that much to Jordan, who holds a Female Bomber captive that ISIS wants desperately for some goddamned reason. Therefore, Al-Kasaesbeh has all but immunity from ISIS executions. Jordan wants him desperately, after all, since he's a member of a powerful clan that has long been in an alliance with the Jordanian King and threatens to drop out of the Alliance if Kasaesbeh is killed. Plus, you know, he's a good pilot who happened to have a Plane Malfunction. Over the ISIS Capital. I'm thinking he doesn't have good luck.

The Japanese Journalists, however, are not members of a powerful Arabic clan, and are 'merely' Japanese, so Jordan isn't that concerned about saving them. I'm thinking they were killed because ISIS realized that they had no real value compared to Kasaesbeh.

[Seraven]

Oh, so you are laughing because there people went dead?

Yes that's exactly what I'm laughing at btw are there any babies that you know of thatI can punch? Clearly I would enjoy it since anything remotely funny said in this thread is a clear indicator that I lack empathy for all things and enjoy the tears of others.

Btw in case you were wondering that was fucking sarcasm, because apparently now we have to say it whenever we do it.

Your sarcasm is hidden beneath the depths.

[Nerovia]

As most of you have heard last night, a video surfaced onto the internet showing Japanese journalist Kenji Goto was beheaded by the infamous ISIS militant Jihadist John (nickname included because he has British English accent) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31075769

This horrific act alone raises me a big question;

Will Japan send troops (or as I say boots on the ground) to fight out the militant group in response? Do you think there are different solutions?

[Heraklea-]

I don't think the JSDF has the force projection capabilities to send a force.

[Arcanda]

If we do, then maybe they'll participate in the war.But boots, as in combat infantry? I don't think so.

[Herrebrugh]

How about planes to the ground?

[Beniaminia]

I would rather pray for the resurrection of Harry Truman.

[Divitaen]

I fail to see how sending boots on the ground begins to resolve the problem. Ignoring that the JSPD obviously cannot begin a land invasion, the whole kidnapping of foreign nationals started in retailiation for the bombings over Iraq by the US and other countries. I shudder to think about how the conflict will escalate if Japan intervenes so directly, plus preventing the death of Japanese nationals by sending Japanese nationals to die seems like quite a stupid solution.

[Dejanic]

Japan intervening would be pretty good, it would save the West some money for when we inevitably intervene, and it would be a lot harder for terrorists to meld into Japanese society and commit acts of terror as a retaliation, like they could in London, New York, etc.

[Cestyr]

Out of all the countries which possibly should invade Syria to tackle ISIS, a far-east asian country that not only has very little culturally in common with the area, but also possesses little ability to move the amount of troops and resources needed to the middle east is probably not the best choice, no?

[Lunatic Goofballs]

They should send ninjas.

[Chestaan]

The UN should intervene with an international force. Of course, seeing as how that won't happen it would be nice to see nations intervening themselves and if Japan did then I wouldn't be opposed to it.