>ISIS and al-Qaeda were not involved in any of the maneuvering around Sana'a, Wh... | Hacker News

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		boomboomsubban on Sept 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Saudis Are Lying About Their Oil Production? >ISIS and al-Qaeda were not involved in any of the maneuvering around Sana'a, While true, in many countries a group like Al-Islah would probably be described in the Western media as "linked to ISIS" or something similar. They're part of the Muslim Brotherhood also regularly maligned in the West.

azernik on Sept 27, 2019 [–]

Only by Western media that doesn't know what it's talking about.

boomboomsubban on Sept 27, 2019 | [–]

Or media that views their connection to the Saudi spread of Wahhabism as similar to ISIS'.

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