ISIS Research Paper

In the world humans are no stranger to injustices. We have too many injustices to count on one hand. They go from politics, human trafficking, racism, and lastly terrorist group. Terrorism is an ongoing issue that has become a part of the public's everyday life. People read about car bombings and shootings practically everyday. The on going violence causes people great anxiety. When the public thought it could not be any worse, greater atrocities have been committed in the name of Islam by a group that calls itself Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIS distorts the religious beliefs of Islam and attracts the young people around the world to perform their Terrorist attacks. While terrorism has been around, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

is the newest incarnation of a terrorist group, that is causing a horrific impact on the whole world.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria also well known as ISIS or ISIL has taken a crucial role in the threat against the world.

The Islamic State can be trailed back to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The United States led an attack on Iraq, after this attack Zarqawi gave their support to al-Qaeda. This evolved into the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI) after Zarqawi died. Not being as strong and capable of fighting against the United States a man who was a former detainee of the United States started to rebuild ISI. In April an announcement was made, “Baghdadi announced the merger of his forces in Iraq and Syria and the creation of "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant” (ISIS)” (“What Is Islamic State”). This is the beginning of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, The people who lead al-Nusra and al-Qaeda fought against the move. The fighters who follow Baghdadi disband and pledged their allegiance to

ISIS.
There are six major leaders and commanders, they are crucial to the existence of ISIS.

The leaders are extreme confidential not much is known about them, with intel from Iraq interior ministry. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi first became a leader of al-Qaeda which later turned into ISIS. al-Baghdadi is the third in command, battlefield commander, and tactician. This made his group more attractive to young jihadists than al-Qaeda. Al-Iraqi is a member of the organization’s military council. He worked for Iraq’s air defense intelligence under the rein of Saddam Hussein. Abu Ayman was detained for three and after he was released, he joined ISIS becoming a commander. Abu Ahmad al-Alwani is a councilmen of the military and was a former member of Saddam’s army. Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi was one of the four important members of the ISIS military and the head of the Shura council. al-Bilawi was also detained but in the American military detention center called Camp Bucca. Later killed in al-Khalidiya, Anbar. Haji Bakr was a farmer officer of the Saddam’s army. His purpose was developing strategies and handling the weapons. Bakr was at one point known as the strongest ISIS commander in Syria. Abu- Fatima al-Jahesishi was a leader that took charge of the operations for ISIS but later moved to Kirkuk, not making much of an impact anymore. Each leader plays or played their own role for ISIS to make them capable of becoming a strong force against the different nations. (Exclusive: Top ISIS

Leaders Revealed).
The Islamic State has a budget that numbered at around two-billion dollars. This can be very appealing to people outside of Iraq and Syria. In a report from CNN ISIS is capable of attracting young teenagers, “the group produces slick videos in which sexy bearded jihadists are paraded as potential husbands and burka-clad jihadi brides carry Kalashnikovs (ak-47s)while extolling the virtues of the utopian Caliphate and a "guaranteed ticket to paradise”” (How ISIS's $2B Budget Helps It Recruit Teenagers). For example, “Aqsa Mahmood, 19, left home for university one morning in November 2013 never to return. She travelled to Syria; last February she married a jihadi fighter, and since then she has become a notorious poster girl for ISIS” (How ISIS). “This is a prime example of someone who was given a comfortable life with a private education and freedom that any muslim give would envy”(How ISIS) but still was persuaded by the beliefs of ISIS. They are tricking young teens into thinking that this is an ideal way of living. Especially for the less fortunate who do not have much in the first place. ISIS’s budget is a crucial part of what the terrorist group has been made into today. The budget that ISIS has accumulated is very crucial to the existence of their rein of terror, without it they would not be capable of keeping a strong base.
The goals that ISIS wants to achieve are straightforward and causing chaos all around the world. According to a report by BBC news, “ISIS is demanding that muslims swear their allegiance to Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai and move to territory that is control by them. They are also saying that jihadist terrorist group all over the world need to surrender to the authority of ISIS”. They are stronger and unlike any other terrorist group to arise, they are capable of manipulating the media by causing horrific acts of terror. Using the media is one of the best ways to show their tactics. With using the media they are capable of showing what they believe and persuade people all around the world to join them. The Islamic State is capable of using these resources because of how far they are willing to go. The gruesome attacks, beheadings, kidnappings, and torturing that they execute are causing chaos and terror throughout the world.