# ISIS was state-sponsored by US allies, says former government intelligence analyst (EXCLUSIVE)

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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.

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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/](https://ageoftransformation.org/isis-was-state-sponsored-by-us-allies-says-former-government-intelligence-analyst-exclusive/)