The Hidden Hand Behind The Islamic State Militants? Saddam Hussein’s. - The Washington Post

The Hidden Hand Behind The Islamic State Militants? Saddam Hussein’s. - The Washington Post SANLIURFA, Turkey — When Abu Hamza, a former Syrian rebel, agreed to join the Islamic State, he did so assuming he would become a part of the group’s promised Islamist utopia, which has lured foreign jihadists from around the globe.