ISIS Case Study

Islamic States of Iraq and Sham ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, al Qaeda in Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Islamic State, Da’ish is an active group formed c. 2014. ISIS is a terrorist group that sole purpose is pushing their beliefs on others and if their religion isn’t accepted in the appropriate way (how they expected) they then result to violence. Da’ish is the official name of the terrorist group known as ISIS, dramatically arrived and shocked many people in the West. The horrifying and violent events that have occurred since the appearance if ISIS struck fear into the hearts of people all across the world. Even though fear is an extreme emotion, the hatred that came with it is even stronger and is more Ernest.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, most commonly referred to as ISIS or ISIL , is a group formed as a political, religious and military leader over all Muslims around the world. While having one leader, the organization aims to unite all Muslims under a single person. While many followers of ISIS accept the single leader and the violent practices, others have opposing viewpoints. Despite the fact that Islam is an Arabic word which directly translates into the English word of peace, ISIS is being held responsible for many of the human rights violations as well as war crimes that take place in the middle east and around the rest of the world. The United Nations along with the European Union have officially claimed ISIS and the followers a terrorist group. With such a continuously growing hype of ISIS around the world, what effect does it have on the young seventeen year old Muslim girl who just wants to live a peaceful life?

The government needs to do more to protect the United States from terrorist groups such as ISIS. Our government does not realize how bad this world can come to, if we do not start fighting back. ISIS has killed innocent people, destroyed our buildings, and they use our tools and weapons against us. Special agencies need to keep more of their plans secretive, by not leaking any information that should be kept private. Being the next president, I hope that you can try to resolve these problems, make our country a better place, and protect us from any violent acts.

Introduction: I think that everyone here can pretty much agree that the United States is known as the leader of the world. This title comes with responsibility, and one of those responsibilities is defending nations that cannot defend themselves. This is exactly what we are doing by attacking ISIS, and it is the right thing to do. This topic is incredibly relevant, as our airstrikes began a little more than a month ago and they are planned to continue for the next three years. After a great amount of research and studying, I can confidently say that America needs to continue the airstrikes in Syria in an effort to eradicate ISIS. I will convince you that these airstrikes need to continue

Over 2,000 people have been killed by attacks carried out by ISIS. ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria are an islamic extremist group located throughout the middle eastern region but have influence world wide. Their attacks have affected countries including the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Their attacks have been occurring for years but the reached a major tipping point after they killed over 150 people in one night in Pairs. The Syrian region where ISIS mainly resides has been involved in a Civil war since 2011 and has seemingly had no break. The war has also been a large political battle even outside of Syrian powers as Russia and the United States back key players.

In Iraq and Syria alone, the Airwars has estimated that at least 3,100 civilians have been killed by American airstrikes from August 2014 to March 2017 (Almukhtar). With so many dying, the effectivity of these bombs and airstrikes comes to question. Many wonder if it’s worth killing all these civilians when the air strikes and bombs have barely stopped terrorist groups from continuing with their plans. Also, America has supplied Saudi Arabia with white phosphorus munitions in its war against Yemen but Saudi Arabia has been using it in civilian areas (Gibbons-Neff). These munitions have caused great harm to areas in Yemen. But still, President Donald Trump sealed a multi billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia to use against Iran, which they believe is a target of radical Islamic extremism (David). The ironic part is that Saudi Arabia has often been accused of funding terrorism, but still has close ties with the United States due to it being a huge oil exporter. The United States funds it with all kinds of weapons, which are often used wrongly such as white phosphorus munitions. Statistics of the amount of lives taken from these explosives and the amount of explosives that have been dropped make it obvious that these explosives are doing nothing but harm.

ISIS, we all know the name. The very name that puts fear in americans just by hearing it. ISIS is a terrorist organization in the middle east. To be exact, they are the richest terrorist organization in the world. Getting most of their funds from imposing taxes on citizens of the towns they capture, abducting people and collecting ransoms, extortion rackets, intercepting aid meant for suffering Syrian and Iraqi people, and pillaging.ISIS is more of a “Horrible” not just because of these things, but because they are a type of hate group that will kill anyone who do not believe what they believe in. ISIS has done horrible acts of hatred towards christians by beheading them; Even Americans were beheaded: a journalist named James Foley and a british

The Islamic State, or ISIS, was created in the early 2000s and even though several world superpowers have attempted to dismantle the group by removing key leadership it is still around today. How is this possible when as a general rule of thumb for engagements against enemy forces is that if you “Cut off the head, the snake with die”? The answer is that instead of facing traditional forces in an engagement for territory, although this does occur in Iraq and Syria, they are more akin to a Hydra of ancient Greek and Roman mythology. A multi-headed beast that once one head is cut off, two more grow back in its place. With the current rise in homegrown terrorism this is even more important because just as with this mythological beast,

Many of my relatives are still living in Baghdad and thankfully ISIS has not been able to take control of it yet. My parents and I are in touch with them on a regular basis to make sure that they are all right. We advised them to leave the country, but they refused because they don’t want to leave their homeland. About a year ago, during the early development of ISIS, a close family friend was traveling from Iraq to Syria. While he was driving he was stopped by ISIS insurgents. They checked his driver’s license and easily recognized that he was a Shia, a minority sect in Islam, by looking at his name. Without hesitation they killed him for having a belief that was different than theirs. ISIS has also killed thousand Christians, Shiites and

In October 31st, 2015, a Russian airplane crashed in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, killing all 200 people on board. In November 13, 2015, three teams of terrorists assaulted throughout Paris, killing at least 132 people. A terrorist organization called ISIS has claimed responsibility for these terror attacks. In the beginning, ISIS has always been considered as another form of Al-Qaeda, thus we used the same strategies that we used to against Al-Qaeda while we are dealing with ISIS. It was not until recent years, ISIS has launched a number of terrorist attacks around the world and has posted many brutal videos of beheading captives that people began to realize this terrorist organization are much dangerous and extreme than Al-Qaeda. People

ISIS like many terrorist groups kidnaps many foreigners and held them captive for a time period. They are held hostages why they negotiate with their foreign country a ransom, but compare to other groups they kill them. They don’t trade them nor put them in the black market. When you think of why not trade them to profit or put them out in the blackmarket to acquire more funds, think of how they tactic. Tactics for ISIS are means for them to acquire control, fear and respect from others. If they kill hostages like they have done through decapitations then they are inserting fear in the eye of the enemy. Fear is one of the main tactics terrorist groups want to acquire and this way you know what happens if you don’t listen to their demands. The biggest example of this tactic was the execution of American photojournalist James Foley, who died on August 19, 2014. ISIS demanded money from America for the release of Foley, but since U.S didn’t agree to pay any

The purpose of this paper is to gain knowledge and better understanding of what the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is, what their religious beliefs are, and why they consider their acts of terror to be acceptable in their beliefs. ISIS claims to support Islamic law and the various Islamic religious texts, but many experts and people within the Muslim community argue that ISIS has nothing to do with Islamic traditions at all. Rather, they are considered to be radical terrorists, using their own ideology to pursue a political agenda. To validate this research, ISIS’ definition and foundation, and ISIS’ religious beliefs will be discussed in further detail.

The Rise of ISIS” begins by recapping the domino-crash in Iraq after the U.S. military withdrawal, a period that conversely coincided with the ascendance of ISIS: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s paranoia that Sunnis were out to destroy his tenuous regime and his ruthless attempt to quash their opposition to Shia domination; the war-weary United States’ disregard of how Syria’s civil war presented an irresistible opportunity for the splintered and mostly impotent al Qaeda in Iraq to rise again on both sides of the Syrian border; the Obama administration’s reluctance to apply diplomatic force even as the Maliki government flouted U.S. wishes for a more inclusive alliance in Iraq; and inaction and inertia on the part of the United States and its allies as ISIS swept over territory integral to the national identity of Iraq and Syria.

Ever since American policy had gone against its allies in the middle east, the Saudis had started an offensive against ISIS, which in essence was an offensive against

ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, is also known as ISIL, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The Levant refers to a larger region of the Middle East, therefore involving more countries other than Syria. President Obama refers to this malicious, relentless terrorist group as such due to their threat in multiple areas in the Middle East. This truly establishes the multitude of the presence of ISIS in this area. However, ISIS refuses to limit the countries in their path of destruction to simply the Middle East, but has made convincing threats to America, namely the members of our armed forces, (“Beheading Video Sends Brutal Message”) and the American population in general. ISIS pursued their threats to maintain and sustain growth of their caliphate by the killing of two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff. This has certainly caused America to consider the level of seriousness of ISIS and determine the extensiveness of their plans. The United States plays a pivotal role in limiting the power and harm inflicted on its own population, as well as the global population by this terrorist group. An effective course of action must be taken against this group to ensure the safety of our citizens. The United States should primarily seek to utilize their armed forces as opposed to air strikes to successfully eliminate ISIS, and must engage with ISIS in order to ensure its demise for the safety of the global population.