The terror that shock the world and send souls to the early graves, rendered children fatherless and motherless. They destroyed billions of properties, made parents childless and tortured millions.
The (ISIS) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, officially known as the Islamic State and by its Arabic language or simply IS.
HISTORY:
The dark history of (ISIS) begun with jama’at al-tawid wal-jihad in 1999, a Sunni Jihadist group in Iraq, later known as ‘Al Qaeda in Iraq’ (Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn) grew in strength after pledging allegiance to Osama Bin Laden’s notorious organization in 2004. By recruiting other Sunni Jihadists during the US-led invasion of Iraq it wasn’t long before newly formed Mujahideen Shura Council were powerful enough to tentatively declare Iraq an Islamic State in 2006, the same year Saddam Hussein was executed. ( Source: )
1999 Originated as jama’at al-tawid wal-jihad
2003 Became actively involved in the Iraq insurgency
2004 Pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda
2006 Formed the Mujahideen Shura Council
The first declaration of an Islamic state in Iraq
2011 The Syrian Civil War begins
2014 Separated from Al Qaeda
Declared a Caliphate
Began a public campaign of beheadings
Destroyed dozens of ancient architectural sites and historic artifacts
Claimed territory in Sinai Province in addition to previous holdings in the Levan
2015 Claimed further territories in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of India and Nigeria
Began attacking ‘Western’ targets outside of IS-controlled areas, notably in Tunisia and France.
ISIS AND SHARIA LAW:
ISIS quickly exploded throughout Syria and Iraq, created an Islamic State - caliphate that implemented Sharia Laws with a strictly religious practice which is totally different from traditional Islamic rules.
In 2014, ISIS took Falluja, Tikrit, and Mosul and finally cemented itself as a caliphate. they sold women into slavery, killed millions of people and caused millions to flee their homes.
They also went further and committed heinous acts by beheadings and crucifying Christians, rape and tortured women and children, Publicly executed captives and distributed videos of their captives like U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff and international aid workers.
According to (Source: In February 2015, ISIS released footage of Jordanian military pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh being burned alive in a cage. The same month, an ISIS video showed militants beheading 21 Egyptian Christians on a beach in Libya.
They also destroyed numerous historical sites throughout Libya, Iraq, and Syria. further investigation by several news investigations revealed that ISIS has sold and profited from many of these artifacts.
FUNDING:
They were the richest terrorist organization in the world and made almost $2 billion Dollars alone in 2014. Their money came from oil refineries, seizing control of banks and other assets in the territories it occupies. They also engaged in extortion, Taxes, kidnapping for ransom and sold millions of stolen artifacts.
Vox ( explained the following as how ISIS funded it empire. "ISIS, unlike many other jihadist groups, doesn't depend on foreign funders to survive. In Syria, it's built up something like a mini-state: collecting the equivalent of taxes, selling electricity, and exporting oil to fund its militant activities.
Max Fisher has a basic breakdown of how ISIS managed to do this, which includes extorting money from humanitarian workers and selling electricity to the Syrian government that it's currently fighting. There are two important takeaways here. As Fisher explains, these clever revenue bases have made ISIS much more effective on the battlefield than other militant groups."
OBAMA vs ISIS
Many Americans and the world at large blamed Former President Obama for pulling US troops out of Iraq. In short many believed that he didn't try hard enough to negotiate with then–Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki before withdrawing from Iraq.
President Obama acknowledged that the U.S. underestimated the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also called ISIL) and overestimated the ability of the Iraqi military to fend off the militant group in an interview that aired on 60 Minutes. ( Source: ) In essence, President Obama used faulty logic to justify his failure to combat and destroy ISIS. Liberal Policy - Leading from behind.
PRESIDENT TRUMP vs ISIS:
The question that should be running on everyone's mind today is where is ISIS in 2018. Well, GONE, President Trump bombed the hell out of their miserable lives. According to US State Department - Obama 'tried' to defeat ISIS, but Trump succeeded.
Today, none of the above is true, with the physical caliphate functionally destroyed. This is a direct result of the new defeat ISIS strategy put in place by the Trump administration. Crucially, under President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis, America has moved from a strategy of “attrition” to a strategy of “annihilation.” This has led to unprecedented events such as the surrender of more than 1,000 ISIS jihadis in one day.
In addition to a new strategy, the Trump administration has, most importantly, devolved military decision-making to the appropriate levels. Grand strategy and policy have remained at the National Security Council and the Department of Defense, with theater and operational decisions left to the relevant commanders in the field and the respective geographic and combatant commands. This has redressed an imbalance which previously saw Washington making even tactical decisions and removing decision-making authorities from those best able to make sub-strategic military decisions. [Source:
CONCLUSION:
President Trump won the war against ISIS but no one cares just because he did it. The world should be celebrating the 45 American President for finally doing the job his predecessors failed to do. Based on the pledge he made to his supporters in Connecticut in April 2016. “We’re gonna beat ISIS very, very quickly, folks. It’s gonna be fast. I have a great plan. It’s going to be great. Fast and great it was.
Finally, we can board planes freely without being announced dead few minutes after take-off. A man that refused to abide by the traditional political norms of make-believe. What politicians couldn't do, a businessman did it. Give kudos to whoever that deserves it. The world is a better place without those maniacs.