“Islamic State” creature of the imperialisms. Introduction

     These two articles on the situation in Syria and the Middle East, which were originally published in our press in November-December 2014, need to be considered in the light of significant developments since then. Among these there are the aerial bombardments of Syria by Russia, which rather than pursuing the declared objectives of the American coalition – replacing Bashar al-Assad and destroying ISIS – has followed its own agenda: keeping Assad in power and bombarding not only ISIS strongholds but other anti-Assad rebel groups. Indeed, this sealing of the Russia-Assad alliance prompted a “surprise visit” by Assad to Moscow in October 2015.
And there has been the mass exodus of migrants into Europe, mainly fleeing the war in Syria.
The bombings and chemical warfare in this civil war, all conducted in the interests of the various local, national and imperialist interests operating in the area, have created a tragedy of epic proportions: the lack of an independent expression of working class interests at the political and trade union levels has surely never been so keenly felt as at the present time in Syria.
A leaflet we distributed on the migrant crisis appears in the 2^nd number of our new English publication, The Communist Party. This can be found on our website, along with other relevant material in other languages.