All You Should Know About ISIS and It’s Reach

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ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is the terrorist organization found by a Jordanian by the name of Salafi jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi the ultimate objective of this infamous man was to open a sectarian war so that the Sunni Muslims can be mobilized by assassinations carried out by Shia Muslims.

 

How Did ISIS Start?

 

He was the forming part of Osama bin laden's brigade and after the invasion of US in Iraq their main aim shifted to removing foreign countries from their soil.

 

In 2003-04 they became a full-fledged terrorist organization and in 2006 Salafi was killed in an airstrike ordered by the US military, this made tensions grow deeper and as fate would have it, this act formed the ISIS that we know today famous for their inhumane torturous style.

 

How Did They Increase Their Foothold in Iraq and Syria?

 

This group then started to push itself beyond Iraq and started to increase footholds in Syria, a country that was already being punished by its government famously known as the Syrian Regime.

 

The group started to push its limits and began strategically taking control of Syria, they started to rebel against the Syrian forces and started gaining followers and supporters rapidly.

 

Where Did They Start Gaining Control?

 

This was the time when they took the name ISIS in 2013, but then again in 2014 they started calling themselves the ‘IS’ (Islamic state) because their ambitions were beyond Syria and Iraq.

 

In the same year they took control of Fallujah, Mosul, and Tikrit in Iraq, which are important cities in Iraq and declared a caliphate, which is the political and religious territory ruled by a caliph, people there had to follow the religious beliefs of IS.

 

 

How Was Life Under ISIS?

After the declaration of caliphate each person needed to act as ISIS thought was the god way to live life, many people started fleeing the cities and villages but were killed in the name of a caliphate and also to set an example, the horrific scenes of bodies hanging on the crossovers were normal sights for people.

 

How Is ISIS So Successful?

 

ISIS, however, acted as an organization rather than a group of hooligans, ISIS recruits new members from time to time and trains them for attacks that they will be used in, most boys enter the organization when they are 12 to 14 years in age and then start climbing up the ranks.

 

Just like an army they divide these boys in a battalion which commanded by a more experienced commander, the battalion also contains people from various places and people of various ethnicities, the group contains a translator but the non-local guys need to learn one common language.

 

People are scared of the fact that they would be killed mercilessly by the ISIS if they did something wrong, moreover, their torturous methods are enough to bring a community to its feet. 

 

How Is USA Helping?

 

Although the air strike in terrorist ridden areas is a common feat, most terrorists are killed in a confrontation with the army-backed by the USA. The terrorists are made to learn to make tunnels that help them escape from any war struck location when their leader orders them to fall back. This brings us to an important question.

 

How Have the Lives of People in Iraq and Syria Affected?

 

Five months after American-backed forces ousted the Islamic State from its last shard of territory in Syria, the terrorist group is gathering new strength, conducting guerrilla attacks across Iraq and Syria, retooling its financial networks and targeting recruits at an allied-run tent camp.

 

As per today, ISIS has still not been defeated in Iraq, ISIS once used to control the lives of 12 million people and controlled the area approx to that of Britain.

 

Although most of the troops of US forces have been removed from the area, many still fear that ISIS may again take control of the area and will improve their mercenary standards, US-backed rebel groups still loom in large in the area and are fighting every day for the dominance and enforcing their methods of religion.

 

 

What Does This Mean for the People of Syria and Iraq?

 

As the studies show ISIS have 400 million USD in disposable and still has many terrorists looming in other countries, the people are in dire need of freedom and independence to lead their own life but in this dog eat dog turf common man is the one who dies every time, in this situation we can just pray.

 

Written by - @thatfunnykidinthecrowd

Edited by – Adrija Saha