Sure Indofred , isis terrorists are not soldiers of any particular state , they all fight for isis and for a hoped for Caliphate . That's why I call them pirates because they aren't fighting for an established state . Mostly [I think] they are adherents to a particular sect of islam [sunni I think] and they fight for that sect . I think that isis is also an enemy of the western world simply because they are adherents to islam and they won't stop till they are stopped . isis is not creating havoc in the middle east because the USA went to war in Iraq imo . So , just my comment , correct me where you think I am wrong . ------- AND , I did some editing Indofred .
I believe you are wrong, in some aspects.
ISIS have no support from me, mostly because they're a bunch of murdering bastards, and the top lot seem to be making a lot of cash out of the wars.
I suspect many of the troops are religious nutters, along with brainwashed idiots, but their leaders are probably in it for the cash, power and as many women as their tongues can handle.
I know some ISIS fighter came from Indonesia, but returned less than happy when they realised what was actually happening on the ground - ie, they found out they were fighting other Muslims, not the infidel they were told they'd be fighting.
As for the enemies of the western world, probably, but you have to look at why.
ISIS was formed by a series of factors, not least being the destabilisation of the area by the Iraq war and the US promoted wish to dump Assad.
There will have been, as there is her in Indonesia, a radical element, trying to force a strict Islamic society on the whole population, but there was little chance for them to do much about getting one.
Then the Iraq war, followed by indirect attacks on Syria, removing or seriously weakening the governments, leaving a door open for the extremists.
Add the various governments arming and training 'moderate rebels', and you have a well armed, well trained group able to take over large areas of land.
Muslims in general have no care about the western world as far as attacking, destroying or taking it over goes, but Muslims tend to get very pissed off at the west attacking them.
If you don't believe me, come for a Christmas holiday to Jakarta.
I'll find a day or two to take you around so you can the welcome you'll get.
No one will try to kill you, but loads of people will invite you in for a coffee, or a meal. There are American and British flags painted onto trucks and buses, even guitars, not something a bitter enemy of America would put on his prized possession.
One last point. When the Americans rebelled against the English king, were they pirates?
