Difference between revisions of "Islamic State"
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In 2014 IS took control of the Iraqi cities of [[Fallujah]] and [[Mosul]]. Since then Christians in Mosul have to pay "Protection taxes" for their [[faith]].<ref>http://www.aina.org/news/20140627135156.htm</ref> | In 2014 IS took control of the Iraqi cities of [[Fallujah]] and [[Mosul]]. Since then Christians in Mosul have to pay "Protection taxes" for their [[faith]].<ref>http://www.aina.org/news/20140627135156.htm</ref> | ||
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Although [[Barack Hussein Obama]] fights IS now, he had supported the same crew in Syria.<ref>http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/international-news/developing-evidence-barack-hussein-obama-paved-way-rise-isis-iraq/</ref> | Although [[Barack Hussein Obama]] fights IS now, he had supported the same crew in Syria.<ref>http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/international-news/developing-evidence-barack-hussein-obama-paved-way-rise-isis-iraq/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:31, May 23, 2015
Islamic State (IS) (formerly known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)[1]) is a terrorist organization that operates in Iraq and Syria. Founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, it grew out of al Qaeda in Iraq[2] and the former name ISIS has been used since its split and rebuke by al Qaeda commanders in April 2013[3] for excess brutality. It was founded during the Operation Iraqi Freedom of 2003. Its current leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. IS currently fights non-Muslims, the Iraqi Army and Kurdish Peshmerga troops.[4] The goal of IS is to construct an Islamic Caliphate in Syria and Iraq.[5]
It has been fighting in the Syrian Civil War against Bashar al-Assad and is known for killing Christians in Syria.[6]
In 2014 IS took control of the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Mosul. Since then Christians in Mosul have to pay "Protection taxes" for their faith.[7]
In 2015 IS defeated Iraqi troops and seized the city of Ramadi. ISIS now controls all the border areas between Syria and Iraqi.
Although Barack Hussein Obama fights IS now, he had supported the same crew in Syria.[8]
Ramzan Kadyrov, (Chechnya), 38, said the U.S. secretly controls the Islamic State. [9] However this claim seems unlikely, because the Islamic State was only founded to fight the U.S.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/iraq-christians-told-convert-face-death-2014718111040982432.html
- ↑ http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/06/10/229948/some-answers-about-the-islamic.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24179084
- ↑ http://www.euronews.com/2014/08/12/kurdish-peshmerga-troops-plead-for-weapons-to-fight-islamic-state-militants/
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0623/Briefing-What-is-the-Islamic-State-In-Iraq-and-the-Levant-ISIS
- ↑ http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/majid-rafizadeh/killings-of-christians-by-islamists-doubled-in-2013/
- ↑ http://www.aina.org/news/20140627135156.htm
- ↑ http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/international-news/developing-evidence-barack-hussein-obama-paved-way-rise-isis-iraq/
- ↑ Putin Points Muslim Rage at Cold War Foes.