Cartels comprised of some ex-military members breh. easily researchable
Troops in Iraq and Syria[edit]
In June 2014, ISIL had at least 4,000 fighters in Iraq,[41] and the CIA estimated in September 2014 that it had 20,000–31,500 fighters in Iraq and Syria.[42] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that the force numbers around 80,000–100,000 total (up to 50,000 in Syria and 30,000 in Iraq).[43][44] Reuters quoted "jihadist ideologues" as claiming that ISIL has 40,000 fighters and 60,000 supporters,[19] while a Kurdish leader estimated in November 2014 that ISIL's military had 200,000 fighters.[17]
Some Syrian rebel factions have defected to ISIL, including the 1,000 soldier strong Dawud Brigade in July 2014.[45] In addition to volunteers and jihadists, ISIL is known for forcing other rebel groups, and conscripting individuals, to submit to and fight for ISIL. Many reports say troops and equipment move between various parts of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon as tactical needs arise.
nikkas really think a group of drug dealers stands a chance against religious extremists with a 50k+ deep military, oil money and billions of dollars in military equipment.
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Zetas are not Sinaloa, and even if they were they're not f*ckin' with an army. Forget the cartel, the MEXICAN ARMY can't f*ck with ISIS You nikkaz don't know what war is. These nikkaz are fighting thousands of soldiers on a daily basis, and you are comparin' that to a couple eses doing drivebys and shankin' reporters and sh*t
Isis have army of 200,000, claims Kurdish leaderHe said the ability of Isis to attack on many widely separated fronts in Iraq and Syria at the same time shows that the number of militant fighters is at least 200,000, seven or eight times bigger than foreign in intelligence estimates of up to 31,500 men.
you can't compare people who fight and die over a belief vs people fighting and dying over money..
the people who fight over money are doing it because they're getting paid..you don't have to pay a ISIS cat a damn dime to go blow themselves up lol
the people who fight over money will be quicker to snitch too & help bring down their organization...who them ISIS cats gone snitch on? the prophet Muhammad? lol
& them ISIS cats got kids wit the shyt too..
Cartel must be composed of Super Saiyans and sh*t
Isis have army of 200,000, claims Kurdish leader
Now we can argue all day long as to how many people show support world wide, that's a debate neither one of us can win. but the Kurdish statistics doesn't come from hard facts, it says (as highlighted in the quote) that the ability for ISIS to attack on many widely separated fronts that it show the number of militant fighter to be at-least 200k while foreign intelligence states ISIS has 31.5k fighters.
We weren't comparing "gangs" to armies. we were comparing the fighting arm's of two organizations. but either way, the article I produced says otherwise to what you've pointed out.
I disagree but okFirstly I would trust the count of nikkaz on the ground fighting vs some 3rd party satellite report. The cartel is a gang. Where is their land? Their governing body? Where is the source of their revenue? Do they control it? ISIS controlling large swathes of COUNTRIES handin' out laws. The cartel has to buy politicians to avoid jail time. Sinaloa cartel is 10,000 strong, and that's being real generous, most of their work is outsourced to local gangbangers and sh*t, because of lack of manpower outside of their comfort zone. These are not comparable entities. The only thing stopping ISIS short of becoming a nation-state is international recognition and their own currency.
nikkas really think a group of drug dealers stands a chance against religious extremists with a 50k+ deep military, oil money and billions of dollars in military equipment.