ISIS: Terrorist Groups In Iraq

ISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is referred as a terrorist group by the United States, whereas ISIS considers themselves to be an army instead. ISIS has been responsible for many gruesome attacks all over the world one of them being the execution of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. They originated from Al-Qaeda in Iraq but they had big ambitions by kicking America out and setting up an Islamic state. To this date hold their land there unlike other groups like Al-Qaeda and Taliban. They have a huge support from people as their count being over 30,000 soldiers and followers. They are heavily armed, can fund themselves, have an organized infrastructure, and can cause a lot of damage. Later in 2006, their brutality lost them the support of Iraqi Sunnis who partnered with US forces to help push them out of the country. And for this incident, America takes a lot of credit for this and call it the Surge in which they helped Sunnis rise up against Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s rule. This led to Al-Qaeda in Iraq being defeated but not destroyed by only being driven out of the land they used to control and later they began rebuilding themselves by being involved in the fighting in Syria as they were trying to throw the Shiite Assad regime. Due to their brutal and severe tactics, Al-Qaeda disavowed Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Later in February 2014, the group Al-Qaeda in Iraq

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 are rare

This group is also very traditional when it comes to their religion. While al Qaeda was a modern group with modern political views, ISIS has a tendency to stick to old fashioned Islam, speaking in terms and phrases that Islam people now don’t understand or relate to. Their leaders have said that they will not and cannot abandon the governing precepts that were embedded in Islam by the prophet Muhammad and his earliest followers. They believe that out of all the Islam culture, they are the most radical and accurate Islamists there are because they do refer back to the origination of Islam. All of their decisions, actions, etc. are referred back to and based off of the Prophetic Methodology which is the following of the prophecy by Muhammad.(4) Muslims have a rule book called the Koran that is filled with specific rules that are to be followed. It states that crucifixion is one of the only punishments for anyone who objects or disagrees with the Islam religion. The ninth chapter orders them to fight Christians and Jews until they pay their jizya or tax with complete submission. The prophet Muhammad is the one who created the Koran and all of the rules included in it. ISIS takes the Koran very seriously. More seriously than any Islam group ever has. It’s almost as if they have an obsession with following the rules that Muhammad set. The only group before ISIS that has come even close to being similar in actions and the kind of serious

But, ISIS on the other hand requires territory to remain legitimate. This group is also very traditional when it comes to their religion and practices. While Al Qaeda was a modern group with modern political views, ISIS has a tendency to stick to old fashioned Islam, speaking in terms and phrases that Islamic people now don’t understand or relate to. Their leaders have said that they will not and cannot abandon the governing precepts that were embedded in Islam by the prophet Muhammad and his earliest followers (Wood, 2015). They believe that out of entire Islamic culture, they are the most radical and accurate Islamists there are because they do refer back to the origination of Islam. All of their decisions, actions, etc. are referred back to and based off of the Prophetic Methodology which is the following of the prophecy by Muhammad. Muslims have a book called the Koran that is filled with specific rules and guidelines that are to be followed. It states that crucifixion is one of the only punishments for anyone who objects or disagrees with the Islamic, Sunni religion. The ninth chapter orders them to fight Christians and Jews until they pay their Jizya or tax with complete submission. The prophet Muhammad is the one who created the Koran and all that it entails. ISIS takes the Koran very seriously. More seriously than any Islamic group ever has. It’s almost as if they have an obsession with following the rules that Muhammad has set

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly known as ISIS, has frightened the whole world by committing attacks in the Middle East, Paris, and San Bernardino, California. ISIS claims to be the legitimate ruler of all Muslims and it operates the Muslim world. ISIS was able to expand as the result of local groups conflicts with Western interests. Daniel Byman declares that local groups are attracted to ISIS for genuine conviction. Particularly, young men believe that ISIS is the defender and avenger of Sunnis worldwide. On the other hand, some groups join ISIS for accessibility to financial and technical aid. While , ISIS grows beyond Iraq and Syria, religious intolerance is created. The group delivers its religious beliefs by barbarian acts, such as beheading and rape to intimidate their enemies and obtain supporters.

In the CNN library of, “ISIS Fast Facts” CNN shares the story of ISIS the group known for killing dozens of people in the public by executions, beheading or brutal acts. Not accepting the loss of their jobs many anger without a job established al Qaeda in Iraq to wage against U.S. A. In the process to establish an Islamic caliphate, or state across the region. In school’s boys and girls are forced to separate, also enforce no justice for women.

The beginnings of ISIS,a Sunni jihadist group,can be traced back to 1999, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian jihadist, started the group . In 2010, after ISIS’s second leader was assassinated, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,a former scholar of Islamic studies and a US war prisoner back in 2004,took over and got the group back on track. He replenished their partially-killed-off leadership with dozens of Saddam’s old Ba’athist military personnel, who brought key experience to the group. Then in 2011, when the Syrian Civil War broke out, ISIS joined in as a rebel force,which helped to train and battle-harden the group. ISIS’s behavior in Syria was so brutal and severe that they even started creeping out the other groups, including al-Qaeda, who finally had a tantrum in early 2014 and cut all ties with ISIS. The ISIS, like all terrorist organizations, arose out of systems of discontent that made extremist ideology appealing. The extremist ideology of ISIS is an aberration of Islam marked by radical apocalyptic thought. The ISIS’s position is antithetical to Shia Islam, which believes that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet (the caliphate).

ISIS is a terrorist organization and perhaps the most successful one. They have seized huge chunks of Syria and Iraq. They are an anti-western militant group devoted to establishing an independent Muslim Islamic state but no country recognizes them as a state. People have been shot and killed in the name of ISIS because they have a different political or religious viewpoint. ISIS believes religion gives them the right to attack others with differing political views. ISIS is an example of how certain beliefs can start a war. Wars are started for many reasons but they often start because of a group’s strongly held belief surrounding religion, race or political views. Wars or conflicts hurt and kill millions of people. But certain groups feel

ISIS is identified as a Salafi extremist group, which refers to a very conservative outlook on the Islamic religion. With these abhorrent views of non-Muslims, many of the members have resorted to domestic violence, including suicide bombings and other forms of provoking fear in the innocent. Countries such as Iraq and Syria have made multiple attempts to combat ISIS, but they are currently deemed too powerful to be seized from power. A number of factors contribute to the horrific actions that are executed by the Islamic State, such as the disarmament of Saddam Hussein’s military back in the early 2000’s. Once the former Iraqi soldiers realized that they could not fight for their country, they transitioned into ISIS fighters and began to advocate for a much different cause- one that would affect millions of lives all over the

The main topic of this article is ISIS has become the most dangerous ,most vulnerable terrorist group in the entire history of the USA. The article is about how ISIS has been intimidating the USA in many different ways such as beheadings and suicide bombings. The only problem is that ISIS is targeting not only the Iraqi government and the American forces in Iraq but as well as Shia Muslims , Christians and increasingly, civilians of all faiths in unpredictable that include violent attacks such as the one's I mention, beheadings and suicidal bombing. The USA is mostly attacking instead of thinking over ways to intimidate and scare ISIS but the problem is that are in a place where all people can do is talk to impress others but do not act like they should be instead of wasting time on talking.

ISIS requires much devotion and dedication to become a part of their Islamic State. The forefathers created the building blocks for great leaders with lesser sermons and a destiny to be known. They are continuing to be known mostly for the radicals in ISIS. Some extreme members will do anything to impress the leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which could involve taking lives of many against them including Americans. ISIS uses many propaganda videos and newsletters to get recruit people to join their radical group

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,

ISIS which is also known by other names such as ISIL or the Islamic State, arised around 1999 in Iraq as a group of extreme Sunni Muslim Jihadists. Extreme jihadism is the practice of extremely agressive interpretations of the Jihad and of Islamic fundamentalism. Though every muslim somewhat follows their own Jihad , this group has taken it to another level both believing it is right to kill and behead in the name of god. After Americas invasion of Iraq was over , and with the neighboring civil war in Syria , the brutal group has been able to gain alot of power in the past couple years and seems to be gaining even more now.

For one they made muslim females unable to go outside without being accompanied by a father or a husband. Thievery was punishable by amputation of the hands, ISIS has banned alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. While this seems like a good idea (not the amputation) the punishment is much worst. Some of these rules. If you break them, will reward you with a public execution. Sounds great right? But they have also been straight out murdering people for not acceptable to their standards as well. In one case they threw a man to his death, blindfolded and tied up, off a very tall building because they suspected that he was homosexual. As for criminals other than thieves; they get crucified. ISIS is also using slaves as a source of income. They have sold and captured 4,000 or more slaves. But this is only just one way ISIS funds itself. ISIS also gets its money from selling oil, ransoms, bank robberies, and taxes for funds. ISIS’ way to spread out what they have done is successful. They use social media or videos and post them so people can learn what they did. America has realized what ISIS has done and is now taking action against

First ISIS has set out to “purify” Islam and expel of those who they sees as the non believers. This purification process includes the prosecution of both muslims and non muslims.“[ISIS] has already shown extreme cruelty toward Shiites -- most notably slaughtering more than 1,500 Iraqi air force cadets in Tikrit in June 2014” (Lister). More widely known about however is the persecution of non muslims and citizens of western countries who ISIS brutally and publicly executes for the world to see. In addition ISIS seeks to expand its sphere of influence to a global level though the gaining of territory. “Territorial authority is a requirement” for isis as it gives them legitimacy and power that is visibly noticeable to the rest of the world (Lister). ISIS is establishing and “consolidate control over its holdings in Iraq and Syria, to demonstrate it can run a state with large towns and cities” (Lister). Another main goal of ISIS is to establish a global caliphate. A global caliphate is the concept of a worldwide totalitarian dictatorship lead by one person. ISIS sees this one person as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and thus his followers seek to prop him up and empower him.The caliphate “is the launching pad for a global battlefield” who seeks to carry out offensive Jihad in an effort to expand its power to a global level