The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (or the Levant), ISIS, is the most recent terrorist organization to take hold of the Middle East. Controlling large portions of Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State began as an offshoot of al Qaeda in 2004, when it was originally known as al Qaeda in Iraq. While both organizations have radical anti-Western viewpoints, ISIS has taken its beliefs to an extreme form of Sharia law, as it tortures and executes other Muslims who do not have the same radical ideologies.
The United States’ current policy on ISIS is to mainly use airstrikes on ISIS strongholds, infrastructure, leaders, and other equipment. The US is also providing training and equipment to Iraqi and Syrian soldiers, as well as working with foreign
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The airstrikes and bombing campaigns have prevented ISIS from capturing Baghdad, along with many other cities in the region. These airstrikes have also destroyed a great amount of the Islamic State’s resources, as well as some of its powerful leaders. The Islamic State does not rely on a country or outside source for funding, as it has large oil reserves that it sells on the black market to earn millions of dollars a day. This is one of the main differences between ISIS and al Qaeda, and has allowed ISIS to focus on a long-term plan to create a caliphate in the area. While ISIS has used the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, as well as the beheadings of American and other foreign prisoners, to strike fear into the rest of the world, attacking them with American troops and other extreme measures could be playing right into their hands. While defeating ISIS as quickly as possible is always the goal, it might take longer than expected to destroy the Islamic State, thus the United States should stay the course and continue to use airstrikes and local forces to attack ISIS, while developing a long-term plan to defeat the Islamic State once and for
Force is the only thing that ISIS respects. I believe that the action that the United States government is taking is a good start, but if the efforts fail, I truly think they must step up and take whatever measures necessary in putting an end to this travesty. They are endangering the lives of so many people that it would be crazy for the United States and other leading world powers to not take aggressive action in defending them. ISIS attacks many innocent people through violence, terror, and social media tactics. We must do whatever it takes to take them down, before they become even stronger and pose a larger threat to the United States and the
ISIS has been a rapidly increasing threat to not just the United States of America, but the entire world. ISIS has done countless brutal, sick, heart wrenching things that have caused a national and international uproar in the citizens of numerous countries. ISIS considers them the Islamic State, and they seem to have many motives. They basically want a large portion of the Middle east under ISIS control and for the rest of the world to accept their disgusting “traditions” as they claim they are doing, This threat has done some very unspeakable things; the problem needs to be solved. Considering the view the United State holds right now, there are a few actions that can be taken to reduce this threat that ISIS presents. ISIS has rapidly become an enormous problem for most of, if not all of the world. There are some very simple and some very complicated ways to solves this problem. The most efficient way is to simple go to war with ISIS and physically, mentally and emotionally destroy everything and everyone that is supporting this cause, another way is to give them what they desire to have, finally the last option is just completely ignore the foreign issue until it presents itself on U.S. soil. After an online video emerged on Tuesday, January 21st, 2015, showing ISIS threatening to kill two Japanese hostages, relatively little was known about the relationship between the two prisoners. But Reuters News revealed later that next day
The United States, with its coalition partners, has committed to degrade and destroy the terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This group poses a threat to the people of the Middle East, as well as to the United States, our allies, and interests in the region. If this terrorist organization is left uninterrupted, ISIL will grow, threatening the surrounding areas of the Middle East, our allies abroad, and the United States.
ISIS is a terrorist group and will keep doing what they are doing and will not stop. The brutality of the Islamic State knows no limits. The mission of ISIS is to annihilate all Christians and all people who do not bow down to the caliphate. They will behead anyone who goes against what they believe, including little children and Americans. ISIS will take little boys and train them into killers just by the age of eight. How scary is that? You go out to fight a war against these people and you see a little eight-year-old boy holding an AK-47. It makes you not even think twice about who ISIS really is and what they are really wanting to do with the world. They will not stop until everyone is under their power. They will only get bigger from here and on and the United States needs to realize
ISIS or commonly known as “ISIL” poses a huge threat to the United States today. Currently as the National Interest says “ISIS currently controls thousands of square miles of ungoverned territory”(Gottlieb 2017).
To conclude, the United States should no deploy anymore troops to fight ISIS. As a country we should not be involved with a nation we just battled with. It is too dangerous to our troops and our citizens. Also when our troops are away from the Homefront, our nation becomes very vulnerable. By leaving us defenseless, ISIS is left with more opportunity. Not to mention, other nations need to learn how to defend themselves. Sometimes you must sink before you learn to swim, and it is not our duty to rescue them. Our militia is better off when they're on home
Al-Qaeda is the parent to ISIS. Al-Qaeda translates to “The Fundament”. It is a multi-national radical group founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden and other militants who fought for Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. It has been labeled as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and quite a few other countries. The Sunni- Islamic group was based in Sudan for the early part of the 1990, they moved to Afghanistan somewhere around 1996 and went under the name of Taliban. The group merged with Jihad’s and later declared a holy war against the United States. The United States troops all but eliminated the group and killed its leaders while they were in Afghanistan, but with withdrawal of the troops in 2011, have regrouped and made a comeback. https://www.britannica.com/topic/al-Qaeda
ISIS is a Sunni militant group seeking to create its own state, governed by their interpretation of the Laws of the Quran, and to destroy all other branches of Islam as well as convert or destroy all non-Muslims.
It has become an important target to the U.S., and has also executed multiple victims around the world. There has also been many American citizens who have been arrested for association, or becoming a part of ISIS’s plans to attack the United States. But, this is trending all around the world, and has become difficult to stop spreading. They are causing a tragic flaw in the stability of America, questioning who the true psychopaths are, and where safety lies in America. ISIS have said that they are not only planning to terrorize America, but also segregate it. On the other hand, the United States government believes that, to stop all this brutality in America, we need to cause war in their regions
The U.S. strategy for defeating ISIS must look like defeating terrorists without compromising foreign interest in these countries, like Syria, and Iraq. There is also a risk for finding trustworthy allies, and having weapons falling into the wrong hands. Therefore U.S. should provide aids to allies and help them figure out their true ideology. A war would destroy the economy of the Syria and negatively affect the citizens as well as the environment of the region. For the betterment of the world and its people, countries should come together and end the war by negotiating rather than shooting at each other, if possible.
I believe that the United States should use other military forces from other countries to help eliminate ISIS because not only are they becoming a serious problem, but the youth from many countries are leaving home and/or disappearing because they feel the need to help in this movement, and in reality they have no idea what they are signing themselves up for. So in turn the United States should turn to these other countries for help, in the best way
ISIS is a dangerous terrorist group from Syria/Iraq causing trouble all around the world. ISIS have had increasing violent attacks that include beheadings and suicide bombings. They have threatened to kill 2 journalist from the U.S.A if they don’t receive the quantity of money they want. I feel like ISIS is targeting on the U.S for more and more money. The will tend to get more violent and stronger as the years pass by. I think it won't be such a good idea to just go over and fight ISIS, that would make ISIS a bigger threat to America.
They have people from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Northern American ISIS is a threat to global peace and people globally, that is why it not only up to the Iraqi and Syrian government to eradicate them. Although it is clearly not just an American problem, America still needs to step in and aid others trying to end ISIS. America should not launch a full-fledged military campaign, it would exhaust resources (Cronin). What America needs to do to defeat ISIS is continue with a limited military campaign and major diplomatic efforts. The only way to defeated ISIS is to contain them, they need to be suffocated of their resources, technology, ammunition, and weapons. Obama supports this thought, he stated although they were not a real threat right now, they could be if left unchecked. America needs to continue with airstrikes. They have proved effective, their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was deathly injured during an USA led in March this year. Although this would not kill ISIS it is a huge step forward. ISIS has lost plenty of land in Iraq, they are not completely disappearing yet though, but this is why America needs to continue to work with the Iraqi government and military. Recently, America held a meeting with world leaders to discuss what should be done to fight ISIS back. ISIS is not only trying to target America, they are trying to challenge international order, that is why America and worldwide leaders need to work together to stop ISIS. Every major government should stiffen the arms embargo on ISIS. The great news about this is that no government supports ISIS, they have made enemies with almost
The United States need to eradicate ISIS and all of their affiliations in order to get rid of them. ISIS are responsible for countless acts of destruction and unjustified killings. The United States need to bomb Iraq and Syria where ISIS members are located. Doing so will prevent ISIS members coming into America
The terrorist group is widely known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Recently, many political leaders have been attempting to change the terminology by calling the organization Daesh the Arabic equivalent of the English acronym ISIS. The use of acronyms in Arabic is rare,