http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/isis%E2%80%99-big-defeat-loss-dabiq#ISIS’ Big Defeat: The Loss of Dabiq
Dabiq is much, much more than another town lost by ISIS fighters. This is the very heart of ISIS ideology - its belief in an end-times prophecy.
While mainstream media attention is laser-focused on the battle for Mosul, the Islamic State (ISIS / ISIL) has suffered its biggest defeat yet by losing Dabiq – a small town in Syria upon which ISIS’ basis its claims of prophetic legitimacy.
Ever since ISIS began dominating our TV screens, the Clarion Project has educated about the apocalyptic, prophecy-centric ideology that sets ISIS apart from other Islamist extremist groups. We reported in June 2016 that various anti-ISIS forces, unfortunately including al-Qaeda, were closing in on Dabiq.
Although all Islamists reference End-Times prophecies to varying degrees, ISIS’ claims of fulfilling specific prophecies has been one of its main growth mediums, with the capturing of Dabiq being the most emphasized.
In so doing, ISIS became dependent upon its holding of Dabiq as a life-sustaining vertebrae in its ideological spine. As we’ve explained in greater detail previously, ISIS’ claims of prophetic fulfillment required there to be a big, bloody battle with the infidel in Dabiq. That’s why Dabiq was until very recently the title of its English-language publication.
There was supposed to be a “Roman†invasion (of which they argued America to be the current incarnation) to rescue American hostages. ISIS was supposed to win, albeit after one-third of its fighters were top die and one-third flee. It was supposed to lead to the conquering of Constantinople in Turkey.
None of this happened. It didn’t even come close. The battle was over in less than 24 hours.
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