Contrary to conventional wisdom, the peer-reviewed paper published in the Routledge journal Studies in Conflict and Terrorism in July, confirms not only that several regional states deliberately empowered al-Qaeda and ISIS foreign fighters for their geopolitical ends, but that many of these states are ostensibly US allies in the ‘war on terror’: including Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ageoftransformation.org/isis-was-state-sponsored-by-us-allies-says-former-government-intelligence-analyst-exclusive/