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Could Zimbabwe crisis be another victory for ISIS?

Sadly Zimbabwe could be joining the growing number of countries like Libya, Iraq, Syria where it’s strong leadership has been over thrown.

If Mugabe goes Zimbabwe could descend into the chaos that will allow the spread of Jihadist groups intent on replacing the former tyranny with their own Wahhabist tyranny. Not to mention the country being flooded with foreign IS and al Nusra fighters from places like Tunisia, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Libya, Saudi Arabia etc.
It’s thank goodness to people like Robert Mugabe that Daesh doesn’t yet exist in Zimbabwe.

Is it time the west stopped encouraging these disastrous regime changes that have destroyed many stable countries? We’ve only just seen the inevitable defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq. What will we have gained if they just regroup in Zimbabwe?
Original post by Ambitious1999


If Mugabe goes Zimbabwe could descend into the chaos that will allow the spread of Jihadist groups intent on replacing the former tyranny with their own Wahhabist tyranny. Not to mention the country being flooded with foreign IS and al Nusra fighters from places like Tunisia, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Libya, Saudi Arabia etc.
It’s thank goodness to people like Robert Mugabe that Daesh doesn’t yet exist in Zimbabwe.



Czech Republic?
Original post by TruthDoesntFear
Czech Republic?

Same reaction I had
Reply 3
I doubt it.
Mugabe, i would surmise, had no power anyway. He was old and decrepit, its far more likely his wife was the power behind the throne but at any rate the fundamentals between the countries you just named are gulfs apart. Not to mention there is a power in waiting here whilst in the aforementioned the lynch pin of these nations was destroyed.
Original post by TruthDoesntFear
Czech Republic?


I don’t mean these countries are directly involved in the coup against Robert Mugabe but foreign fighters in support of Daesh, Al Nusra etc could travel to Zimbabwe and cause trouble as they did in Syria.
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Original post by Ambitious1999

It’s thank goodness to people like Robert Mugabe that Daesh doesn’t yet exist in Zimbabwe.


This is utter nonsense. There are virtually no Moslems in Zimbabwe for a start, just 1% of the population (who are all from Mozambique and Malawi and easily got rid of if they cause trouble).

The post-Mugabe government will be just as powerful internally as the current one - it is pretty well a one party state.
Original post by Good bloke
This is utter nonsense. There are virtually no Moslems in Zimbabwe for a start, just 1% of the population (who are all from Mozambique and Malawi and easily got rid of if they cause trouble).

The post-Mugabe government will be just as powerful internally as the current one - it is pretty well a one party state.


Syria was a very secular country with large numbers of Christians and Shiite muslims but that didn’t stop Syria being flooded with Sunni extremists in support of Daesh.

With Daesh about to loose Syria and Iraq they will look for power vacuums and countries in chaos to bring their own rule.

However as you said hopefully it won’t be a full regime change.
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Yeah, Zimbabwe is the logical expansion beyond Iraq and Syria... :rolleyes:
Original post by Ambitious1999
Syria was a very secular country with large numbers of Christians and Shiite muslims but that didn’t stop Syria being flooded with Sunni extremists in support of Daesh.


Yes, that rather depends on having a lot of Sunnis in the country in the first place, doesn't it? The 160,000 or so that Zimbabwe has could be got rid of tomorrow very easily, just as the white farmers and industrialists were.

Zimbabwe doesn't even border a Moslem country.
Original post by Ambitious1999
Syria was a very secular country with large numbers of Christians and Shiite muslims but that didn’t stop Syria being flooded with Sunni extremists in support of Daesh.

With Daesh about to loose Syria and Iraq they will look for power vacuums and countries in chaos to bring their own rule.

However as you said hopefully it won’t be a full regime change.


The Muslim Brotherhood staged a number of uprisings in the late 70's and early 80's in Syria against the Hafez al-Assad government. So Syria, under the baathist Assad family regime, has a history of uprisings coming from more militant Islamic groups.

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