American agents of chaos The ISIL is in Ukraine:
America’s “Agents of Chaos” Unleashed in Eurasia By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Is the
so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) / Islamic State (IS) / Al-Dawlah Al-Islamiyah fe Al-Iraq wa
Al-Sham (DAISH/DAESH) active in post-EuroMaidan Ukraine? The answer is not
exact. In other words, the answer is both yes and no.
Then
again, what is the ISIS/ISIL/IS/DAISH/DAESH? It is a loosely knit band of
militias, just like its predecessor Al-Qaeda. Included in its network are
groups from the Caucasus, which have been fighting in Syria and Iraq. Now they
are in Ukraine and using it as a steppingstone into Europe.
The
Agents of Chaos and the War for Eurasia
The
conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen are all fronts in a
multi-dimensional war being waged by the US and its allies. This
multi-dimensional war aims to encircle Eurasia. China, Iran, and Russia are the
main targets.
The US
also has an order of operations with which to takeout these countries. Iran is
first, followed by Russia, with China as the last part of the Eurasian set
comprised of this «Eurasian Triple Entente.» It is no coincidence that the
conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen are near the borders of
Iran and Russia, because Tehran and Moscow are the nearer term targets of
Washington.
In the same vein as the
interlinked nature of the conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen,
there is also a connection between the violent, racist, xenophobic, and
sectarian forces that have been unleashed as «agents of chaos.» It is no mere
coincidence that Newsweek had a headline saying «Ukrainian
Nationalist Volunteers Committing ‘ISIS-Style’ War Crimes» on September 10,
2014. [1]
Whether they know it or not, these deviant forces, whether they
are the ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor militias in Ukraine or the head-cutting
gangs of Al-Nusra and the ISIS/ISIL/IS/DAISH/DAESH in Syria and Iraq, all serve
one master. These agents of chaos are unleashing different waves of
constructive chaos to prevent Eurasian integration and a world order that is
free of US dictates.
The
«constructive chaos» that is being unleashed in Eurasia will eventually wreck
havoc in India. If New Delhi thinks that it will be left alone, it is foolishly
mistaken. The same agents of chaos will plague it as well. It too is a target
like China, Iran, and Russia.
Strange
Alliances: Alliance between the ISIL/DAESH and Ukraine’s Ultra-Nationalists?
It
should not come as a surprise that the different agents of chaos are loosely
aligned. They serve the same master and they have the same enemies, one of
which is the Russian Federation.
It is
in this context that Marcin Mamon has reported about the
ISIS/ISIL/IS/DAISH/DAESH connection in Ukraine. He even explains that some of
the fighters from the Caucasus feel that they have a debt to Ukrainians like
Oleksandr Muzychko. [2]
Mamon is a Polish documentary
filmmaker who has produced a number of documentaries about Chechnya, such as The Smell of Paradise with Mariusz Pilis in 2005, for the
British Broadcasting Corporation’s Storyville program. He is also openly
sympathetic to the cause of the Chechen separatists against Russia in the North
Caucasus.
Mamon’s travels to Afghanistan and his interaction with Chechen
separatist fighters have resulted in the Polish filmmaker having contacts with
the ISIS/ISIL/IS/DAISH/DAESH inside Syria and Turkey. This extraordinarily led
him down a new path to Ukraine.
«I
didn’t even know, at that point, whom I was meeting. I knew only that Khalid,
my contact in Turkey with the Islamic State [ISIS/ISIL/IS/DAISH/DAESH], had
told me his ‘brothers’ were in Ukraine, and I could trust them», he writes
about his meeting in a «potholed street in Kiev, east of the Dnieper River, in
an area known as the Left Bank.» [3]
In an earlier
article Mamon explains that these so-called «‘brothers’ are members of ISIS and
other underground Islamic organizations» who «are on every continent, and in
almost every country, and now they are in Ukraine, too.» [4] He also explains
that «Khalid, who uses a pseudonym, leads the Islamic State’s underground
branch in Istanbul. He came from Syria to help control the flood of volunteers
arriving in Turkey from all over the world, wanting to join the global jihad.
Now, he wanted to put me in touch with Ruslan, a ‘brother’ fighting with
Muslims in Ukraine». [5]
Ukrainian
ultra-nationalists like Muzychko also became so-called «brothers» and accepted
into this network. Mamon explains that the Chechen fighters accepted him «even
though he never converted to Islam» and that «Muzyczko, along with other
Ukrainian volunteers, joined Chechen fighters and took part in the first
Chechen war against Russia» where they «commanded a branch of Ukrainian
volunteers, called ‘Viking,’ which fought under famed Chechen militant leader
Shamil Basayev.» [6]
Why
is the ISIL manning Private Battalions in Ukraine?
What
does it say when Chechen separatists and the transnational network of so-called
«brothers» tied to the ISIS/ISIL/IS/DAISH/DAESH are being recruited or used to
fill the ranks of private militias being using by Ukrainian oligarchs? This is
a very important question. It also clearly demonstrates how these elements are
agents of chaos.
Marcin
Mamon travelled to Ukraine to meet the Chechen fighter Isa Munayev. Munayev’s background
is explained thus: «Even before he arrived in Ukraine, Munayev was well-known.
He fought against Russian forces in both Chechen wars; in the second, he was
the commander of the war in Grozny. After the Chechen capital was captured by
Russian forces between 1999 and 2000, Munayev and his men took refuge in the
mountains. He fought from there until 2005, when he was seriously injured and
went to Europe for treatment. Munayev lived in Denmark until 2014. Then war
broke out in Ukraine, and he decided it was time to fight the Russians again.»
[7]
The
above is an important passage, because it illustrates how the US and EU have
supported militants fighting against Russia. In the US and the EU, the refuge
that Denmark gave Isa Munayev is not questioned, whereas the allegations
leveled against Moscow for supporting the soldiers of the Donetsk People’s
Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic are seen as criminal. Why the double
standards? Why is it okay for the US, EU, and NATO to support separatist
movements and militias in other parts of the world, but criticized and
forbidden for other countries to do the same?
«An
older man in a leather jacket introduced me to Munayev. ‘Our good brother
Khalid recommended this man,’ the man said. (Khalid is today one of the most
important leaders of the Islamic State. Khalid and Munayev knew each other from
years spent fighting together in Chechnya),» Marcin Mamon explains about the
connections between the Chechen separatists and ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daish/Daesh. [8]
Munayev
has come to Ukraine to establish «one of what would become several dozen
private battalions that sprang up to fight on the side of the Ukrainian
government, operating separately from the military.» [9] His militia was named
the Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion, which was named after the separatist president
of Chechnya.
NOTES
[1] Damien Sharkov, «Ukrainian Nationalist Volunteers Committing
‘ISIS-Style’ War Crimes,» Newsweek, September 10,
2014.
[2] Marcin Mamon, «In Midst of War, Ukraine Becomes Gateway for
Jihad,» Intercept,
February 26, 2015.
[3] Marcin Mamon, «Isa Munayev’s War: The Final Days of a Chechen
Commander Fighting in Ukraine», Intercept,
February 27, 2015.
[4-6] Marcin Mamon, «In Midst of War,» op. cit.
[7-9] Marcin Mamon, «Isa Munayev’s War,» op. cit.
This
article was originally published by the Strategic Culture Foundation on May 3,
2015.
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