ISIS Terrorist Group Synthesis Essay

A modern issue that is affecting our nation is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria also known as ISIS. ISIS is noted to be a terrorist group that has caused many attacks against the United States of America and many other countries. Their goal is to build a caliphate state (Pierpaoli, 2015). ISIS uses “persecution and extermination” to those who enter its territories or go against them. This is a problem because ISIS is currently a threat to the United States. The people affected by this problem are the citizens of the U.S. the people in the Middle East, and their allies, France and

Those who follow Islam are called Muslim. Muslims believe that there is only one God. The Arabic word for God is Allah.” There is really no difference between there and Christianity or Catholicism, they all believe in one god and two of them believe that their messiahs have already come and spread the word of their gods. There are instances were people commit terrorist attacks on citizens or people that they have personal issues with and claiming to be apart of a terrorist organization like ISIS. For example there was a shooting recently in Orlando Florida where the culprit targeted homosexual, killing 49 people and wounded 53 others. At first people who heard about it assumed that there was a connection with ISIS and later found out that it was indeed a hate crime. This happened because this specific terrorist group is relevant. The experience of these bullies is effecting the entire Islamic culture. Muslim citizens all over the world are now fearful of freely expressing their traditions, because they're worried that they will be shunned and hated for there “resemblance” the these different terrorist organizations. Back in the mid-1500s the Roman Empire persecuted any suspected Christians so throughout the world people had to his there faith in their god in fear of both their and their families death. “Long after the threat of persecution has past hidden christians in Japan are still closeted.

ISIS and other jihadist groups show no indication of mercy and continue to reiterate their desires for power and an end to Christianity. Although ISIS were not the first to inflict this injustice, their determination has spread throughout the area and cause a resurgence of persecution. With this intricate situation, it is difficult for the world’s leading nations to decide the most effective strategy for defeating the radical Islamist group. Without an end to ISIS, the future of Christianity in Iraq seems to be full of torture and pain until it is met with an inevitable demise.

So what is religious freedom: "Freedom of religion is to manifest or belief in teaching others." (Freedom Of Religion). Everyone knows that not every country has this, in fact there are not many that have a full religious freedom policy. Transylvania is a pure example on how to enforce this freedom: "It is not allowed to anybody to intimidate anybody with captivity for his religion." (Freedom Of Religion). Canada also has this constitutional law to protect the freedom. Syria is a country that does not have religion evenly spread, it is Islamic only. If you are a Christian or any religion except for islamic in an islamic establishment then you are doomed. ISIS is a terrible example of what could happen, they terrorize everyone that does not share any of the same beliefs that are a staple to islamic religion: "... Christians in Syria from building places of worship, ringing bells, wearing crosses... Face beheading." (Freedom Of Religion). Another terrible example would be the discrimination of one religion, the Jews in the holocaust. Europe is not all innocent either, the Roman Catholic had a very tight leash, though they were not going so far as to kill other religions they did prohibit all other religions being worshiped anywhere near a priest or a church. (Freedom Of Religion). Whatever you believe, you should consider yourself lucky that you get to live in a country like the U.S.

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS of ISIL, has continued to arouse much untold terror throughout the Middle East region for more than four years, since 2011. The recent violence there underscores the seriousness of the issue and the urgency of those people living in the refugee camps. These refugees migrated to these camps to escape the militants’ attack on their homes and properties. The victims to much destruction and hardship, these Syrians will not be returning to their native homeland any time soon, and they can only hope that a genocidal tragedy like the Holocaust will never blossom in

Isis Cult in Egypt and Rome The worship of Isis originated in Egypt where she held various positions and roles extending from myth describing her as sister, and wife of Osiris. These involved being mother and protector of her son Horus, symbolic mother of the king, goddess of “cosmic associations”, “great of magic”, and mourner, maintainer, and protector of the deceased (Wilkinson 2003, pp. 146-149). Knowledge of Isis spread through the contact of sailors, merchants, and soldiers (Wortham 2006, p.104), directly impacting Roman religious tradition.

Unlike other terrorists groups whose main purpose is to enforce terrorism around the world, ISIS’ brutal strategies are how they defend their beliefs and protect their land (Chavez). ISIS has been able to obtain a majority of their land even with U.S. led coalition strikes and ground operations; they control much of the Tigris-Euphrates river basin, northern central Iraq, and northern Syria and seek to control every aspect of their land in each city and town, including essential roads, oil fields, and military facilities (BBC). “In March [of] 2015, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross [estimated there to be] more than 10 million people [living under ISIS control]” (BBC). Inside areas where ISIS imposes its austere rendition of Sharia, another way to say the “framework” of Islam, women wear full veils, public beheadings are a daily routine, and those who refuse this way of life are forced to supply the government with a certain tax, convert, or choose death

In current media there are constant stories of terror attacks including bombings, shootings, and sieges. Many of these assaults have been undertaken by the religious extremist group, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), which have stemmed from the basic religious teachings of

Maintaining theocratic governments revolves around utilizing religion as the main decision maker for political affairs. Over time, groups of individuals grow indignant with opposing ideologies of how theocracies are enforced. This then creates difficulty for a country to disregard public beliefs of theocracy being portrayed as rule of religion over the state, which results in pressure on governments. Islamic Wahhabism has ultimately led to both of these countries becoming subjected to projecting influence to the Arab world. Many terrorist organizations take advantage of unreliable governments in order to overturn their powers. If these countries support these organizations to prevent revolutions and corruption, other countries becoming judgmental of theocracies is not surprising. Need therefore arises to investigate why conflict and terrorism are viewed as benefactors within the theocratic regimes of these two

For the Assyrian Christians of Qaraqosh, ISIS’ desire to destroy Christian establishments reflects how insecure they are of their version of the Islamic faith. Mauro shared that they heard them saying that their God does not dwell in buildings but in their hearts.

The abuse and rape of thousands of women, mainly Yazidi and some Christians, has become an integral part of ISIS and its terrorism (Callimachi 2015; Malcolm 2015). The Yazidi people are a religious minority who live in the northern mountainous region of Iraq

On the surface, both ISIS and Taliban appear to be very similar, but in reality, the only commonality shared by both groups is that they are Sunni Islamic fundamentalists. ISIS is a militant group that follows an extremist and minoritarian interpretation of Islam and promotes religious violence. The main aim of ISIS is to create a word wide caliphate led by a supreme religious leader called a caliph, who is believed to be the successor of Prophet Muhammad. All Muslims should pledge allegiance to the Caliphate. As of December 2015, the IS controls a landlocked territory incorporating western Iraq and eastern Syria. It is believed to be operational in 18 countries worldwide, including Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Tonight, at discussion, we all learned about each others' terrorist groups they were assignment with. These groups included Al Qaeda Core, ISIS, Al Qaeda Arabian Peninsula, Al Qaeda Islamic Maghreb, and Boko Haram. I did not know about all of these groups before discussion, therefore it was interesting to listen and find out more information about each of these terrorist groups and what attacks they have each pursued.

One can scarcely turn on the television, or the radio, or open up a web browser without the mention of Islamic terrorism or unrest around the world. Though the United States and the rest of the world may not be engaged in a protracted religious war, for radical Muslim fundamentalist they are. Bernard Lewis brings to light possible reasons for the issues facing the world dealing with Islamic terrorism. The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror explains these issues in historical context as well as how some of the actions professed in the name of Islam and claim to

The main goal for the group is to have an Islamic state by expelling the Jews in Israel/Palestine in accordance with the Islamic law. In recent years the group has moderated its goals by indicating that it would like a favorable Israel-Palestine agreement (Foreign Terrorist organizations, 2004). However, Hamas did state in the 2006 election manifesto that the continuance of the arm struggle against Israel occupation of the Palestinian region (Wikipedia, 2010).