overthrow the Turkish government. This comes on the heels of the first direct fighting

between ISIS and Turkey a month earlier. With the two forces now actively engaged, we wanted

to know if ISIS’s threat is even possible. Could ISIS overthrow Turkey?

The new ISIS-attributed video paints Turkey’s President as a “traitor” for colluding

with the United States, and calls on Muslims in Turkey to rise up and conquer the current

government. But this isn’t the first time they’ve threatened another country. ISIS

has threatened to behead the American President, destroy Hamas in Gaza, and Christians in Israel.

The most recent video is mostly relevant because it comes as a response to Turkey’s actions

against ISIS. After ISIS bombed the Turkish city of Suruc, Turkish forces launched a broad

campaign against terrorism.

In recent years, Turkey has done very little to address ISIS’s actions along the border,

despite a number of attacks. Four bombings related to ISIS have killed nearly 100 people,

and injured many more throughout Turkey. Turkey’s president has been widely criticized for refusing

to take action, especially during the Siege of Kobani, while Kurdish refugees were being

attacked by ISIS.

Turkey has also been implicated in contributing fighters and funds to ISIS, although no direct

connection has been proven. The Turkish government has also been a difficult barrier for other

nations attempting to fight the ISIS threat. During the US-led intervention in mid-2014,

Turkey refused access to an extremely valuable Air Force Base, which would have given the

US an edge in Syria. Only since mid-2015 has Turkey relented on allowing the base to be

used.

So, as Turkey is finally fighting back, is there any possibility of them being overrun

by ISIS? Well, first and foremost, Turkey has the second largest standing military in

NATO, after the United States. With half a million available military personnel, there

is little risk of them falling to ISIS’s estimated 20 to 30 thousand militants. Furthermore,

their very membership within NATO nearly guarantees their protection in case ISIS can somehow

mount an effect offense. Being a part of NATO means that other countries are required to

come to your aid if you are attacked. That ups the number of troops against ISIS to roughly

7 million. Syria, not being part of NATO, lacked that protection, and was overrun relatively

quickly in the midst of civil war and political instability.

Now that Turkey has decided to join the fight, there is little if any chance of them losing

outright. Unfortunately, ISIS has been an unpredictable force, with potential Turkish

ties, and their ability to resist being wiped out by Turkey is truly unknown. But should

ISIS successfully depose the Turkish government from within, as unlikely as that may be, they

will still be protected under the NATO mutual defense clause.

ISIS is a threat to many countries, but how did it get to be feared even more than al-Qaeda

or the Taliban? Well, for one, ISIS is a lot more organized than either al-Qaeda or the

Taliban. To find out more about ISIS’s military structure, watch this video. Thanks for watching TestTube News! Please remember to

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