ISIS: More Land, Money, and Fighters Than Al-Qaeda Had on 9/11
A.W.R. Hawkins writes at Breitbart:
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, has more land, money, and fighters under its control than al-Qaeda had on September 11, 2001.
This was disclosed during discussions at a recent meeting between the Chicago area Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), American Armenian community members, Assyrian American leaders, and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), among others.
According to the Assyrian International News Agency, Senator Kirk told those gathered, "ISIS controls more money, fighters, and land than al-Qaeda did on 9/11 and is committing mass atrocities against women, children, and ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East." He added that the threat posed by ISIS is real not only in the Middle East, but also in America -- including the Chicago area.
Kirk reportedly said, "Members of Chicago's Assyrian-American community and Illinois' Middle East expert community highlighted how these barbaric terrorists pose grave threats not just overseas, but right here in Chicago."