Author: Abu Yusuf Jamal
Over the past three years, the frontlines of conflict have shifted to the peripheries of Europe, specifically in Ukraine, and to the Middle East, particularly in Palestine-Israel. These two conflicts hold considerable significance in the agendas of global powers, notably the United States and its allies.
Despite the physical withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and the reduction of its presence in the Middle East and Africa, the U.S. still maintains strategies to control these regions. Specifically, it aims to utilize its proxy force, ISIS, to exert pressure on these areas and safeguard American interests.
In Afghanistan, the preceding three years have demonstrated that ISIS insurgents serve American interests by targeting the adversaries of the United States. Attacks on a Chinese hotel, the Russian embassy, and similar targets, along with threats towards Chinese investors, serve as clear indications of this agenda.
Within the Middle East and Africa, ISIS endeavors to fill the power vacuum created by the departure of American forces. The group aims to establish localized dominance and counteract the rivals of the United States, as well as jihadist factions that oppose American interests within these territories.
A robust economy has become a central theme on the global political stage this decade. Any aspiring superpower must assert control over vital economic channels and resources worldwide. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s militias actively attempt to seize territories in the Middle East and Africa that contribute to their patron’s economic growth.
For decades, such factions have played an extensive role in controlling economic assets. They persist in their endeavors to dominate regions abundant in these resources, striving to establish supremacy over territories crucial to global economic assets.
