Kas, kur ir kodėl yra ISIS?

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Paskutiniu periodu daugelis sekdamas viešąją erdvę susiduria su įvykiais, kurių priežastis ISIS organizacija.

Po truputi aiškėja šios organizacijos veikimo apimtys ir keliama grėsmė dabartiniui pasauliui.

Taigi, visai pravartu būtų sužinoti kas yra ISIS, kur yra ISIS ir kodėl yra ISIS.

Backgrounder: Islamic State's Global Operations and Affiliates

Over the past few weeks Islamic State (ISIS) has come under intense pressure from the Iraqi army backed by Iranian-led Shia militias in and around Tikrit. Of late, ISIS has suffered heavy casualties and has seen the territory under its control in Iraq shrink by almost 25%. Despite these setbacks, ISIS has expanded its global footprint over the last year and now has as many as 31 active branches, franchises, affiliates, partner organizations and cells currently operating in: Libya, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Sudan, Egypt, The Philippines, Indonesia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, and the Indian sub-continent.

This backgrounder will examine ISIS's key global hubs and affiliates. It will focus on ISIS's footprint in countries outside its traditional operating theater of Iraq and Syria. It will also explore how ISIS has expanded its global reach through the use of partners/affiliates/supporters and how ISIS is beating out Al-Qaeda to become the 'premier brand' in global jihad.

Libya

On April 13, 2015 ISIS-affiliated attackers exploded a bomb outside the gate of the Moroccan embassy in Tripoli, and on April 12 they fired shots at the South Korean embassy in the city, killing two local security guards. These attacks are just the latest in a slew of armed assaults carried out by ISIS affiliates (which include Ansar al-Shariah and The Islamic Youth Shura Council, Islamic State Libya, and the Shura Council of Shabab al-Islam Darnah) in the country. Over the past 18 months ISIS affiliates have carried out multiple high-profile attacks on foreign, commercial, and diplomatic targets in Libya. These attacks include an armed assault on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli that killed five foreigners (one American, one French citizen, and three people from Tajikistan), the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, attacks on the embassies of Egypt and Algeria in Tripoli and various attacks on 11 oil production sites including the Ghani oilfield where ISIS-linked operatives killed at least nine staff. ISIS affiliate-led attacks have been very effective in limiting Libya's ability to produce oil. According to TIME, "Libya's overall oil production dropped to a reported 325,000 barrels per day in January 2015, down from 1.7 million per day before the 2011 uprising."

In addition to the group's ability carry out attacks against high-value targets, ISIS's Libyan affiliates have also demonstrated their ability to seize and hold territory in the country. By late 2014, ISIS in Libya was in full control of the city of Derna (population 100,000). Derna is located near the Egyptian border and is only 200 miles from the shores of the European Union. Derna has since become the group's command and control hub in Libya and some have called it the Raqqa of North Africa (Raqqa is ISIS's command and control hub and headquarters in Syria). According to sources in Libya, as of late 2014 approximately 800 ISIS-affiliated fighters were based in and around Derna and approximately 500 in Sirte. It was also reported that these numbers have since grown as a result of Libyan jihadists fighting in Syria returning home and due to ex-Gaddafi military members joining these groups.

ISIS affiliates continue to benefit from the political chaos in post-Gaddafi Libya, which has created the vacuum that has allowed them to operate and thrive. Libya is more fractured than it has ever been and currently has two rival seats of power which are divided along tribal lines. The vast majority of central and southern Libya is an ungoverned space where tribal militias exercise autonomous control.

The creation of an ISIS command and control hub in Libya is not only a concern for Libya's governments but for North Africa at large. A Libyan hub could serve as a base for the group to attack targets in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. To date, ISIS affiliates in both Algeria and Tunisia have claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in the two countries, the most notable being the museum attack in Tunis which killed 23. However, the level of ISIS's involvement in the Tunisia attack remains unclear.

Egypt

On April 12, 2015 two bombs exploded in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing 11 members of Egypt's security forces and one civilian. This attack occurred only ten days after ISIS-affiliated militants ambushed a military outpost in Sinai, killing 15 soldiers and 2 civilians.

A group by the name of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (also known as: State of Sinai or Wilayat Sinai) has since claimed responsibility for these attacks and multiple others in Sinai, since their founding in 2011. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis's attacks have led to the deaths of more than 100 Egyptian security forces and attacks by the group have also killed American and South Korean citizens and Sisi government officials. In November 2014, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis formally pledged its allegiance to ISIS and committed itself to furthering ISIS's goal of creating a global caliphate across the Sunni Islamic world. According to Foreign Affairs, "Ansar Beit al-Maqdis and ISIS are natural partners: They share not only a radical ideology but also barbaric tactics." These brutal tactics can be seen in a recent ISIS inspired video released on Saturday April 11, 2015 that showed the execution of Egyptian solider Ahmed Fathy Abou Al Fotouh Salam.

After President Sisi seized power in a coup, a large number of military officers defected and joined Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. According to a recent New York Times report, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis is thought to be recruiting informants who know intimate details about the Egyptian army's deployments. GPM sources have estimated as many as 5000 Egyptian fighters are now members of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Many of these fighters have returned to Egypt during the last six months and are leading operations against government targets. In addition to Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, two other Egyptian/Sinai based jihadist groups have pledged their support to ISIS, notably Jund al-Khilafah and Mujahedeen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem or MSCJ.

The creation of an ISIS affiliates in Egypt is both operationally and politically significant for ISIS. Egypt is the birth place of political Islam and a base in Sinai would provide ISIS and its affiliates with an ideal hub from which to launch attacks on Israel.

Afghanistan

Nicholas Haysom, the top UN envoy in Afghanistan reported in March 2015 that "there was clear evidence that ISIS has established a foothold in Afghanistan." He continued by saying, "It is UNAMA's (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) assessment that the group's presence is of concern, but that ISIL's significance is not so much a function of its intrinsic capacities in the area but of its potential to offer an alternative flagpole to which otherwise isolated insurgent splinter groups can rally."

ISIS flag sightings have been reported in Haska Mina, Khak Afghan, Arghandab, Khak Safid districts and in Wardak and Ghazni provinces. It has further been reported that up to five ISIS recruiters are operating in the country and are promising USD 500 per month to former Taliban militants to join the group. Recent attacks against civilian buses in the country are believed to have been carried out by ISIS, after the Taliban and other militant groups denied responsibility. One of these attacks left 13 civilians dead and in the other 30 members of the Hazara minority were abducted from buses on the Kabul-Kandahar freeway.

A recent video aired by CNN showed a small group of ISIS fighters training in the foothills around Kabul. This group was poorly equipped and small in numbers but clearly displayed ISIS black flags and confirmed that they had pledged allegiance to the group.

On a recent visit to Washington, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told a press conference that ISIS was a "terrible threat" to Afghanistan. His words have also been echoed by Vladimir Safronkov, Russia's deputy UN ambassador, who expressed his concern that ISIS could "rock the boat" and destabilize the newly-elected government in Kabul.

ISIS has been attempting to appeal to disaffected Taliban fighters and young Afghans. The group is attempting to outbid the Taliban at a time when many senior Taliban commanders are thinking of entering talks with the new regime in Kabul. The Taliban is also demographically much older than ISIS and is far more ideologically fractured. ISIS sees Afghanistan as a source of fighters and money. The group has expressed interest in capitalizing on the Taliban's multi-million dollar opium monopoly. ISIS also understands the geopolitical significance of Afghanistan. ISIS knows that if it is able to establish an operational hub here it will be able to exert influence easily in the Indian sub-continent and Central Asia.

Yemen

On March 20, 2015 ISIS's Yemini affiliate (Sana'a) claimed responsibility for coordinated suicide bombing attacks against Shia/Houthi worshippers in Sana'a during Friday prayers. These attacks killed 142 people including 13 children. If this attack was actually the work of ISIS or an affiliate this must be seen as very significant, as it would mark the first known attack in Yemen by an ISIS-affiliated group. It is believed that in addition to the group in Sana'a, both the Mujahedeen of Yemen and the Supporters for the Islamic State in Yemen operate in the country in support of ISIS.

Yemen has been the base of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) since 2009. Before the recent Houthi advance, AQAP held large swaths of territory in the country and used these areas to plan attacks on international targets and train operatives including Said Kouachi, one of the Charlie Hebdo attackers. Operations planned and executed by AQAP include the USS Cole bombing and the 2010 cargo plane bomb plot.

Nigeria

Boko Haram has fast become Africa's most infamous terror group. Over the past year, the security situation in Nigeria has deteriorated rapidly. In 2014 alone, Boko Haram killed over 13,000 people. Attacks by the group have forced more than 1.5 million people to leave their homes, with many travelling to refugee camps in neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. In 2015 Boko Haram also carried out attacks in Cameroon and Niger (see Geopoliticalmonitor.com's map).

In early March 2015, in a recording posted on social media, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was quoted saying: "We announce our allegiance to the caliph of the Muslims, Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi," referring to the ISIS leader al-Baghdadi. In the days that followed ISIS too released a statement welcoming Boko Haram's pledge of allegiance. The ISIS statement read, "We announce to you to the good news of the expansion of the caliphate to west Africa because the caliph … has accepted the allegiance of our brothers of the Sunni group for preaching and the jihad."

The marriage between Boko Haram and ISIS is significant for a few reasons. Over the last year Boko Haram has been competing with ISIS for news coverage and many of the group's atrocities have receive far less attention than those of their Middle Eastern counterparts. The recent announcement of a partnership between the two will allow Boko Haram to bandwagon on ISIS's potent media brand and in turn increase its own visibility.

In the run-up to the Nigerian elections Boko Haram has also come under increased military pressure from Nigerian and African forces backed by US advisors. This has decreased the operational capacity of the group. By creating a partnership with ISIS, Boko Haram hopes to capitalize on ISIS's operational savvy.  Indeed, sources have told GPM that Boko Haram has requested operational, logistical and financial support from ISIS.

The Philippines

Intelligence reports have indicated that there are anywhere between 20 and 100 Filipino jihadists fighting with ISIS in Syria and Iraq. It is also believed that one of ISIS's prominent YouTube executioners in Syria is of Filipino origin. Over the last year, a total of four jihadist groups in the Philippines have pledged varying degrees of support to ISIS (these include: Abu Sayyaf Group, Ansar al-Khilafah, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and the Bangsmoro Justice Movement).

In August 2014, videos were published on social media that reportedly showed two Mindanao-based Filipino terror groups pledging allegiance to ISIS. In separate videos released on YouTube, both the Philippines-based Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Abu Sayyaf rebels were also shown pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. The authenticity of these videos has not been independently verified.

If authentic, these pledges were designed to boost these groups' visibility and cause concern for the government of President Benigno Aquino. The BIFF is a small splinter group of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Philippines' most notorious Islamic organization. The 12,000-member strong MILF signed a peace agreement with the Filipino government in 2013 that was rejected by the BIFF. The BIFF's goal is the creation of an independent Islamic State.

To date, the links between ISIS and Filipino jihadist organizations seem to be nothing more than symbolic. It would appear that both BIFF's and the Abu Sayyaf's pledges were nothing more than opportunistic moves to garner media attention, as both groups are on the decline.

According to Jean-Paul Laborde, executive director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), "(There is) no evidence yet that they (ISIS) are in the Philippines. But they will try to expand their network as much as they can. So, it is possible that one day, they will come."

Affiliate, Province, Supporter, Cell, or Ideology?

The exact relationship between ISIS and the multiple groups listed above remains unclear. The level of coordination between these groups and ISIS also remains a mystery. Many of these groups are small players in the global jihadist movement and we speculate that they have pledged support or allegiance to ISIS to attract media attention.

Bandwagoning of this nature is not surprising. In the current media environment, terrorist groups are often forced to compete with one another to have their messages heard. ISIS has monopolized the media spotlight for the last year to the disadvantage of small jihadist groups. These groups have realized that linking their activities to ISIS's broader narrative will bring them media attention and so have gone down that path.

More interesting is the relationship between a group like Boko Haram and ISIS. Veryan Khan, of the US-based Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC), has posited that, "Boko Haram is not a mere copycat of ISIS; rather, it is incorporating itself into the Islamic State." During the times of ancient Caliphates, Caliphs would rule over large territories that included multiple 'nations or provinces.' Each province would be locally governed but these governors would be under the political and religious authority of the Caliph. ISIS's core goal is the re-establishment of the Caliphate system under the leadership of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi (the Caliph). ISIS's broader vision is to unite all Sunni Muslim nations globally in a modern day Caliphate. ISIS understands that they will need local partners to achieve this goal, and groups like Boko Haram or Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (also known as State/Province of Sinai) are ideal partners who are united in the goal of re-establishing the Caliphate.

ISIS vs. Al-Qaeda

Over the last 18 months, ISIS has become the premier brand in the global jihadist movement. The group's wealth, military capabilities and governance structures make it unlike any other jihadist organization in history. ISIS's rise has come at the expense of Al-Qaeda whose popularity, operating spaces and propaganda abilities have all been in decline since they came under pressure from NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

One must not forget that ISIS was formerly an offshoot of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) which was born out of the US occupation. AQI, was established in April 2004 by long-time Sunni extremist Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, who pledged his group's allegiance to Osama Bin Ladin. In April 2013, ISIS leader Baghdadi released an audio declaration stating that the Al-Nusra Front had been established and funded by the Islamic State of Iraq (or ISI). Al-Baghdadi affirmed that the two organizations were merging under the name Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS). However, this unilateral declaration was rejected by al-Nusra leader al-Jawlani, who denied the merger had taken place and rejected the terms. In June 2013, Al Jazeera published a letter written by Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri that was addressed to both al-Jawlani and al-Baghdadi. In the letter Ayman al-Zawahiri ruled against the merger and appointed a senior Al-Qaeda scholar to manage relations between the two groups.  Baghdadi rejected this and again reiterated that the merger was to take place. In October 2013, al-Zawahiri ordered the dissolution of ISIS and put the Al-Nusra Front in charge of jihadist efforts in Syria. Al-Baghdadi, contested al-Zawahiri's ruling and the group continued to operate in Syria into 2015. This led to a power struggle between the two jihadist organizations, and to Al-Qaeda disavowing any relations with ISIS. Since the split, ISIS and Al-Qaeda fighters have targeted each other and executed rival fighters.

ISIS and Al-Qaeda must be seen as rivals competing for the same slice of the global jihadist pie. Since their split in 2013, ISIS and Al-Qaeda have been locked in a cycle of outbidding and competition. According to Bill Braniff of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), outbidding is the "idea that when multiple organizations, terrorist organizations are operating in the same environment, they have to compete with one another for legitimacy. And they do that, in many cases, by escalating their use of violence." This among other reasons may be why ISIS's brutality far exceeds what we have seen from other terrorist groups.

Al-Qaeda and ISIS may be cut from the same cloth but are ideologically different. ISIS favors targeting the 'near enemy' and holding territory, while Al-Qaeda is far more focused on attacking the 'far enemy' (the West and non-Muslims nations). Al-Qaeda's historic leadership has also been made up of 'learned' fundamentalist Islamic scholars who used Arabic and relied heavily on scripture. The traditional Al-Qaeda propaganda was also far more 'highbrow' and not as accessible to the average would-be jihadist. ISIS, on the other hand, has revolutionized fundamentalist propaganda by disseminating it on social media and by making it 'flashy,' brutal and shocking. This has allowed the group to recruit non-Arabic speakers, raise funds and establish its brand as superior to that of Al-Qaeda's, especially with young Muslims.

In conclusion, ISIS will continue be a force in the Middle East for the foreseeable future. If left unchecked, it will continue to expand its global reach through affiliates, partners, and supporters. The West must acknowledge this reality and work harder to develop measures and counter-narratives in addition to working to contain the group in Iraq and Syria.

(geopoliticalmonitor)

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Galima lietuvišką santrauką?

[zipphead]

Paragraf'ai, nieko asmeniško, bet Lietuvos teritorijoje gyvenančiam gerai mokėti anglų ir rusų kalbas būtų jau privaloma, na dar rekomenduotina kiniečių pradėti studijuoti, nes tikėtina tikrai prireiks:)

[idenmeyou]

Dabar esame Lietuvoje, tad lietuviško teksto ir norisi, jeigu mažos kalbos bendruomenė neįdomi yra begalės kitų bendraminčių užsienyje, kurie tavo kalbas moka.

[zipphead]

Na ka, mielieji, tobulas ISIS penktadienis: Tunisas, Prancuzija, Kuveitas svencia Ramadano pradzia.

Kaip zinia, musulmonui patekti i roju Sv. diena (butent penktadienis) yra isganymas ir siekiamybe....

[a.t.sielis]

Al Jazeera sukiurpę neblogą dok. filmą ir straipsnį apie ISIS atsiradimą ir stiprėjimą, su insaiderių perspektyvom.

http://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2015/riseofisil/index.html

Labai susipynę viskas, JAV buvęs patarėjas komentuoja, kad vyksta pasaulinis karas, kuris kartu dar yra ir karas tarp islamo sektų (sunitų ir šiitų).  Čia kiša nagus JAV, Europa, Rusija, Iranas. Vos ne visų karas prieš visus, tampant virvutes. JAV susimovė - apginklavo Irako armiją, po to laikė sunitų sukilėlius kalėjime-stovykloje (30 000 vienu metu), kur jie persigrupavo ir susikukavo į ISIS. Tada JAV išeina iš Irako, Irako vyriausybė susikerta su sunitais, kyla pilietinio karo nauja banga, ISIS pagrindinė jėga. Galiausiai ISIS užpuola korumpuotą Irako armiją, tie palieka visą ginkluotę ISIS. Visa ginkluotė, tankai į ką JAV sukišo milijardus atitenka ISIS. ISIS naudinga Turkijai (kaip atsvara kurdams) ir Sirijai (kaip būdas susidoroti su kitais sukilėliais, opozicija), nors abi kariauja prieš ISIS, bet perka naftą iš ISIS ir palaiko gyvybingą. O Vakarai ieško sprendimo, irgi siekia ir Sirijos diktatorių nuversti, ir kažkokią politinio stabilumo kryptį užtikrinti. Vienoj pusėj šiitų fanatikai - Iranas, kitoj pusės sunitų fanatikai - ISIS, trečioj pusėj žiaurus diktatorius Asadas, ketvirtoj pusėj kurdai, kurie siekia valstybingumo, kam priešinasi Turkija. Žodžiu, velniava.

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Edit:

Tokias detales patvirtina dar vienas insaideris:

http://www.bernardinai.lt/straipsnis/2015-11-19-sirijos-vyskupas-terorizmas-vakaru-isradimas-kuris-turi-buti-sustabdytas/137438

Tai - ne pirmas kartas, kai Sirijos vyskupas pateikė panašaus pobūdžio svarstymus: „Kaip esame sakę ne kartą, teroristų grupuotės, tokios kaip „Islamo valstybė", gauna pinigų, ginklų bei parengimą iš pasaulio galingųjų, kuriems rūpi tik jų politiniai ir ekonominiai interesai. Šią problemą iškėlė ir popiežius, tačiau jo balsas liko neišgirstas."

Vyskupas teigia, kad „esama atitinkamų rengimo stovyklų kaimyninėse Sirijai šalyse, kaip, pavyzdžiui, Turkija. Kai „Islamo valstybė" okupavo teritoriją, turtingą naftos, ji pradėjo pardavinėti ją bei pavogtas archeologines vertybes<...>

[idenmeyou]

Be jokios abejonės ISIS yra priešas visam civilizuotam ir taikiam pasauliui. Tokios organizacijos negalima gerbti, vienintelis uždavinys ją yra naikinti, ir naikinimas turi vykti visais įmanomais būdais.

[xsistemax]

Vakarai turi pakankamai potencialo parklupdyti islamo fanatikus,kaip kažkada parklupdė Japoniją.Kol kas labai didelės grėsmės šitie laukiniai nekelia.
Antra vertus,patys vakariečiai ir kalti:už gamtos išteklius reikėjo duoti tai,kas laukiniams sukurtų gerbūvį,bet jokiu būdu nereikėjo duoti ginklų.Beždžionė pasigaminti automato nemoka.
Nebūtų buvę nei skerdynių Ruandoje,neegzistuotų ir Islamo Valstybė.Didžiausia bėda nutinka tada,kai sveiką protą įveikia pinigų troškimas.

[idenmeyou]

Prieš terorizmą visuomet sunku kovoti, nes jis veikia pasalūniškais metodais. Jis nėra atvira, gyva jėga fronte, o puola slaptai ir netikėtai. Būtent netikėtumo faktorius leidžia teroristams įgyvendinti savo tikslus, juk nežinome kada bus įvykdytas teroristinis išpuolis, o vietų kur tai padarys yra galima sakyti visas pasaulis, kur daug žmonių, daug judėjimo.

[a.t.sielis]

"Tikriausiai labiausiai stebinantis ISIS pasiekimas - ne teritorija, kurią jie užgrobė, bet tai, kaip 1,6 milijardo išsibarsčiusių ir dažnai susiskaldžiusių musulmonų prieš juos susivienijo.

Ar tai būtų sunitai, ar šiitai, ar salafitai, ar sufijai, konservatyvūs ar liberalai - musulmonai ir jų lyderiai beveik vienu balsu pasmerkė ir atmetė ISIS ne tik kaip ne islamišką, bet kaip aktyviai anti-islamišką.

Štai kokie musulmonų grupių teiginiai - Islamo kooperacijos organizacija, vienijanti 57 šalis (ISIS "neturi nieko bendro su islamu"); Šiaurės Amerikos islamo bendrija ("ISIS veiksmai "jokiais būdais neatstovauja to, ko moko islamas"), al-Azhar Universitetas Kaire, pati prestižiškiausia sunitų mokymosi įstaiga (ISIS veikia "prisidengdama šia šventa religija... bandydama eksportuoti savo suklastotą islamą"), ir netgi Saudo Arabijos salafistų Pagrindinis Muftijus, Abdul Aziz al ash-Sheikh (ISIS yra "islamo priešas numeris vienas")

2014 m. rugsėjį, daugiau kaip 120 Islamo žinovų pasirašė 18 puslapių apimties laišką Baghdadžiui, parašytą arabiškai, kuriame buvo tai, ką Slate interneto svetainės apžvalgininkas pavadino "techniška argumentas į argumentą ISIS veiksmų ir ideologijos kritika, pagrįsta Koranu ir klasikiniais religiniais tekstais".

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Priešingai nei įprasta manyti, kad 1400 metų amžiaus tikėjimas su daugiau negu milijardu tikinčiųjų neturi hierarchijos, "islamas turi savo lyderius, savo universitetus, savo muftijus ir akademijas, kurie vienbalsiai atmeta ISIS"

http://www.newstatesman.com/world-affairs/2015/03/mehdi-hasan-how-islamic-islamic-state

120 islamo žinovų laiško ISIS "kalifui" santrauka:

1. Islame draudžiama leisti fatvas be tinkamo išsilavinimo. Fatvos turi sekti islamo teisine teorija, kaip ji apibrėžta klasikiniuose tekstuose. Uždrausta cituoti Korano posmo dalį kad išgauti teisinį sprendimą, nepažiūrėjus į viską ko Koranas ir hadithai moko dėl to dalyko. Kitaip sakant, yra griežtos subjektyvios ir objektyvios išankstinės sąlygos fatvoms, ir negalima išrankioti Korano posmų teisiniams argumentams be atsižvelgimo į visą Koraną ir hadithus.
2. Islame draudžiama leisti teisinius sprendimus apie jokius dalykus neturint arabų kalbos išsilavinimo.
3. Islame draudžiama supaprastinti šariato dalykus ir nepaisyti įsitvirtinusių islamo mokslų.
4. Islame galima turėti skirtingas nuomones, išskyrus apie religijos pagrindus, kuriuos turi žinoti visi musulmonai.
5. Islame draudžiama nepaisyti šių laikų realybės kai daromi teisiniai sprendimai.
6. Islame draudžiama žudyti nekaltus.
7. Islame draudžiama žudyti emisarus, ambasadorius ir diplomatus; todėl draudžiama žudyti žurnalistus ir pagalbos darbuotojus.
8. Džihadas islame yra gynybinis karas. Jis neleidžiamas be teisingos priežasties ir tikslo, ir be teisingų atlikimo taisyklių.
9. Islame draudžiama paskelbti žmones ne-musulmonais, nebent žmogus pats atvirai paskelbia netikėjimą.
10. Islame draudžiama daryti žalą ar netinkamai elgtis su krikščionimis ar bet kuriais "Rašto žmonėmis".
11. Privaloma laikyti džazidžius Rašto žmonėmis.
12. Islame draudžiama sugražinti vergiją. Ji buvo atmesta visuotiniu sutarimu.
13. Islame draudžiama versti žmones atsiversti į religiją.
14. Islame draudžiama nepaisyti moterų teisių.
15. Islame draudžiama nepaisyti vaikų teisių.
16. Islame draudžiama vykdyti teisines bausmes (hudud) nesekant tinkamomis procedūromis, kurios užtikrina teisingumą ir gailestingumą.
17. Islame draudžiama kankinti žmones.
18. Islame draudžiama žaloti mirusių kūnus.
19. Islame draudžiama priskirti blogus veiksmus Dievui.
20. Islame draudžiama naikinti Pranašo ir jo kompanionų kapus ir atminimo vietas.
21. Islame draudžiamas ginkluotas sukilimas dėl kokių nors priežasčių, išskyrus aiškų valdytojo netikėjimą ir neleidimą žmonėms melstis.
22. Islame draudžiama skelbti kalifatą be visų musulmonų sutarimo.
23. Islame leidžiamas lojalumas žmogaus tautai.
24. Po Pranašo mirties, islamas nereikalauja, kad kas nors kur nors emigruotų.

http://www.lettertobaghdadi.com/14/english-v14.pdf