...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
have received as much as $200 million in ransoms paid or facilitated by Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...The report coincides with a visit by British Prime Minister Theresa May to the region this week where she highlighted the importance of combating the threat of groups from Hezbollah to ISIS.
"The report raises some troubling questions about Qatar’s regional policies," said Kyle Orton, author and research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society.
"Despite finding that in a number of areas Qatar has made significant improvements over time, it shows that the effects of prior policies‐ notably in Syria and Libya‐ will be lasting and deleterious.
"There is still progress to be made in terms of cracking down on terror finance from Qatar and the use of its state-run media as a platform for incitement and the dissemination of extremism."
Though Qatar has for some time positioned itself as a mediator and safe-haven for dissidents, it also hosts a number of terrorist organizations such as Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", and the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
, the report found.
It recommends that while Britannia should avoid publicly taking sides in the broader dispute between the Gulf states, Downing Street should use its influence in the region to press for changes in Qatar’s ransom payments policy, the appearance of Lions of Islam on state-run media and make major improvements in human rights
...not to be confused with
individual rights,mind you...
The Anti-Terror Quartet ‐ comprising Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain ‐ cut links with Qatar in early June over allegations it supports krazed killers. Qatar denies the claim.