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| − | The '''Islamic State''',<ref>[http://http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28730618 Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani seeks weapons to fight IS], BBC</ref> previously the '''Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant''' (or '''ISIL'''), the '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' (or '''ISIS'''), | + | The '''Islamic State''',<ref>[http://http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28730618 Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani seeks weapons to fight IS], BBC</ref> previously the '''Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant''' (or '''ISIL'''), the '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' (or '''ISIS'''), the '''Islamic State in Iraq''' (or ISI), and the Mujahideen Shura Council (they really like changing their name<ref>After the present name change, some were executed for still using "ISIS" or "ISIL."</ref>), is a [[Jihadist]] [[terrorist]] group operating in [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] that claims to be a [[Caliphate]]. Founded by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]], it grew out of [[al-Qaeda]] in Iraq<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/06/10/229948/some-answers-about-the-islamic.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter Some answers about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria], McClatchy. The Mujahideen Shura Council Iraq is the group commonly known in the west as as al-Qaeda in Iraq. </ref> (formerly the "Group for [[Monotheism]] and Jihad") after its rebuke and split with al-Qaeda commanders in April 2013<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24179084 Syria Iraq: The Islamic State militant group], BBC</ref> for excess brutality. The group continues to hold its designation as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States Department of State.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/05/226067.htm Terrorist Designations of Groups Operating in Syria], State.gov</ref> Its current leader, [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]],<ref>[http://cir.ca/news/prisoners-fuel-iraq-and-syria-extremism Former prisoners fueling extremist militias in Iraq and Syria], Circa</ref> said to be a former member of the {{wpl|Fedayeen Saddam||,}} was liberated from [[Abu Ghraib]] prison in July 2013 by ISIL along with several hundred other experienced jihadists.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/world/middleeast/escaped-inmates-from-iraq-fuel-syria-insurgency.html?_r=0 Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency], ''The New York Times''</ref> On June 30, 2014 they declared a [[Sunni]] [[caliphate]] with Baghdadi as the “Commander of the Faithful,” a term essentially declaring him [[Bullshit|leader of all Muslims]]. |
They truly rose as a powerful clique during the ongoing Syrian [[civil war]]. They carved out an enormous swathe of territory between Syria and Iraq, including weapons abandoned by fleeing soldiers, banks, money — everything that makes them, effectively, Al Qaeda on steroids. It is responsible for [[ethnic cleansing]] of all [[sect]]s they disagree with, as well as consistent civilian causalities in their quest for power. They give all civilians the option of forced conversion to their particular interpretation of [[Islam]], to be extorted, or death. Sometimes they execute converts as a way to keep them pure. The brutality is such that an entire group of people absolutely no one heard of before August of 2014 (well, [[Satan#Yezedis|kinda]]), the [[Yazidi]]s, are at risk of [[genocide]]. | They truly rose as a powerful clique during the ongoing Syrian [[civil war]]. They carved out an enormous swathe of territory between Syria and Iraq, including weapons abandoned by fleeing soldiers, banks, money — everything that makes them, effectively, Al Qaeda on steroids. It is responsible for [[ethnic cleansing]] of all [[sect]]s they disagree with, as well as consistent civilian causalities in their quest for power. They give all civilians the option of forced conversion to their particular interpretation of [[Islam]], to be extorted, or death. Sometimes they execute converts as a way to keep them pure. The brutality is such that an entire group of people absolutely no one heard of before August of 2014 (well, [[Satan#Yezedis|kinda]]), the [[Yazidi]]s, are at risk of [[genocide]]. | ||
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The Islamic State,[1] previously the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (or ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (or ISIS), the Islamic State in Iraq (or ISI), and the Mujahideen Shura Council (they really like changing their name[2]), is a Jihadist terrorist group operating in Iraq and Syria that claims to be a Caliphate. Founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, it grew out of al-Qaeda in Iraq[3] (formerly the "Group for Monotheism and Jihad") after its rebuke and split with al-Qaeda commanders in April 2013[4] for excess brutality. The group continues to hold its designation as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States Department of State.[5] Its current leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,[6] said to be a former member of the Fedayeen Saddam,[wp] was liberated from Abu Ghraib prison in July 2013 by ISIL along with several hundred other experienced jihadists.[7] On June 30, 2014 they declared a Sunni caliphate with Baghdadi as the “Commander of the Faithful,” a term essentially declaring him leader of all Muslims.
They truly rose as a powerful clique during the ongoing Syrian civil war. They carved out an enormous swathe of territory between Syria and Iraq, including weapons abandoned by fleeing soldiers, banks, money — everything that makes them, effectively, Al Qaeda on steroids. It is responsible for ethnic cleansing of all sects they disagree with, as well as consistent civilian causalities in their quest for power. They give all civilians the option of forced conversion to their particular interpretation of Islam, to be extorted, or death. Sometimes they execute converts as a way to keep them pure. The brutality is such that an entire group of people absolutely no one heard of before August of 2014 (well, kinda), the Yazidis, are at risk of genocide.
This page will be updated as the situation unfolds. In the meantime, rest assured that they are bad news. Unlike most terrorist organizations, ISIS has been documented to be well-funded and it's fanatical soldiers are said to be surprisingly competent fighters who are "very professional, well trained, motivated and equipped. They operate like a state with a military."[8] So bad, in fact, that NATO, Russia, Syria, Iran, the Arab League, the Kurdish nationalists of Iraq and Syria, the Kurdish Communists of the PKK, and even Al fucking Qaeda are all cooperating against them. Indeed, their own members have left, disaffected by the degree of extremism; even al-Nusra Front, which uses child soldiers, split with them and began fighting them (they still want to kill you too, though). When they do eventually fall apart, the cause will be clear.[9]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani seeks weapons to fight IS, BBC
- ↑ After the present name change, some were executed for still using "ISIS" or "ISIL."
- ↑ Some answers about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, McClatchy. The Mujahideen Shura Council Iraq is the group commonly known in the west as as al-Qaeda in Iraq.
- ↑ Syria Iraq: The Islamic State militant group, BBC
- ↑ Terrorist Designations of Groups Operating in Syria, State.gov
- ↑ Former prisoners fueling extremist militias in Iraq and Syria, Circa
- ↑ Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency, The New York Times
- ↑ ISIS an 'Incredible' Fighting Force, US Special Ops Sources Say, ABC
- ↑ ISIS Is Weaker Than It Looks, Syria Comment