Does Anyone Have Any Thoughts On The Current ISIS Situation In The Middle East For all of you that don't know what ISIS is it's The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and used to have a different name: al Qaeda in Iraq. Born from an especially brutal al Qaeda faction, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has grown from relative obscurity in recent years to overshadow its extremist patrons. It now terrorizes large swaths of Syria and Iraq, has become the target of the largest U.S. military operation in Iraq in years and, with the public, cold-blooded execution of two American journalists, dominates headlines the world over. Where Did ISIS Come From? While extremist groups are generally amorphous organizations, ISIS can trace its history directly back to the Sunni terrorist organization al Qaeda, specifically the Iraq faction, al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). AQI, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was responsible for scores of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings in Iraq following the U.S. invasion there. After al-Zarqawi was killed in 2006 by an American airstrike, leadership of the group eventually fell to an experienced Iraqi fighter, Abu Du’a, better known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. AQI was weakened in Iraq in 2007 as a result of what is known as the Sunni Awakening, when a large alliance of Iraqi Sunni tribes, supported by the U.S., fought against the jihadist group. AQI saw an opportunity to regain its power and expand its ranks in the Syrian conflict that started in 2011, moving into Syria from Iraq. By 2013, al-Baghdadi had spread his group’s influence back into Iraq and changed the group’s name to ISIS, “reflecting its greater regional ambitions,” according to the U.S. State Department. ISIS, as the group has been identified by ABC News and other news organizations, refers to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Different translations of the Arabic name al-Baghdadi gave his organization have spawned other English-language versions such as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (also ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Any Thoughts or Opinions on this? I'm just wondering cause I have to gain some info on other peoples opinions for current events in history. Sorry for any bb coding errors
If they show up in my backyard, I won't hesitate. My household is heavily armed and can take on a small military. Bring it.
Great research OP. I won't claim to be any sort of expert in what's happening in the Middle East, but I've got most of the basics in mind. The way I see it, although I suppose I could be wrong, is that these events are still a continuation of the terrorist/threatening behaviours we've seen from this region since the 90s. We've got blatant disregard for the dignity and rights of the citizens in these developing nations, but unfortunately this issue seems to rank in second when compared to the threat that these terrorist groups pose to economic interests to other external nations with an interest in the region's resources. That is to say, that so long as developed (and mostly Western) nations are making money and have enough oil from the region to keep themselves well sustained, they don't seem to want to meddle much in the affairs of these Middle Eastern nations. I find that alone frustrating enough to not follow much of these happenings too closely.
It's interesting how these kind of important discussions don't get audience and silly posts like selfies and other stupid stuff go pages and pages. I don't follow much of the ISIS acts in detail but very good post OP. Hats Off!
My honest Opinion is I dont Support What they Are doing, But I do Support That they want The american Government Overthrown.
All politics aside, east vs west, religion vs religion etc etc i simply can't understand how another human can kill/massacre other ppl especially in such a barbaric fashion.
not just way u put it, within same country such happens ao no need to limit it fr ear west or religion only doesnt killing based or race or ideas also count ?
no its just im offended hw its just ops main focus and this word was repeated may times : sunni muslim ...terrorist im part of that sect and yes im offended