Guest
Guest
 |  Subject: Apocalypse Soon? The Battle For Dabiq  Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:51 am | |
| Apocalypse Soon? The Battle For Dabiq
July 14, 2016 by SkyWatch Editor
 But if these weren’t enough, another reason why a major—and potentially a decisive–battle with ISIS may be fought in the enclave is because it contains the village of Dabiq. The importance of Dabiq is not because of its tactical or strategic military significance—it has none—but because of the religious significance ISIS has chosen to give the place. Like Christianity, Islam is a diverse faith, with various interpretations. The one chosen by ISIS has declared that Dabiq is to be the location of the decisive battle—“al-Malhamah al-Kubra”–between the forces of Islam and those ISIS defines as Crusaders, which will supposedly herald “the Hour”– the end times of the world. As ISIS has said in Dabiq, their on-line propaganda publication named after the town; “As mentioned in the introduction to our first issue, the name of our magazine was taken from the area named Dābiq in the northern countryside of Halab [Aleppo], due to the significant role it will play during the events of al-Malhamah al-Kubrā (The Grand Battle) against the crusaders. (READ MORE) |
|
