18 Things You Didn’t Know About ISIS But You Should

in #isis • 7 years ago

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  1. ISIS used to be al-Qaeda in Iraq

  2. ISIS wants to establish a caliphate

  3. The conflict between Iraqi Sunnis and Shias sustains ISIS

  4. Iraq’s former prime minister made the ISIS problem worse

  5. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Paris attack

  6. ISIS also holds a huge amount of territory in Syria

  7. ISIS funds itself through oil and an extortion racket

  8. The global oil market was spooked by ISIS's initial advance, but now the effect is minimal

  9. The conflict was a boon to Iraq's Kurds — at first

  10. Dangerous Shia militias are playing a huge role in the conflict

  11. ISIS has made significant territorial gains in Iraq, but it's being pushed back

  12. Iraqi forces are much stronger than ISIS, but the Iraqi army is kind of a mess

  13. Iran is fighting on the Iraqi government’s side

  14. The US and Iran are tacitly cooperating in Iraq

  15. The US is waging a campaign to destroy ISIS

  16. Some Americans blame Obama for ISIS's growth

  17. Iraq's Sunnis and minorities will probably suffer the most

  18. ISIS captured and executed James Foley and Steven Sotloff, two American journalists

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