Saturday, May 30, 2015

Areas ISIS Controls

Here is a map of the areas ISIS controls in the Middle East. To read more on this topic click on the link:  http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-all-of-the-area-that-isis-controls-2015-3

Click on the map to zoom in to get a better view.


ISIS Leader

The leader of ISIS is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

A little over a week ago the Pentagon said that they think the U.S. led coalition airstrikes (which has been the common strategy against ISIS) has been working. Why it hasn't been working to its full potential is because the coalition efforts and the Iraqi government actions have worked against each other. The reason for this is the Iraqi government's sectarian politics. The coalition airstrikes are working to a certain extent but succeed in the long run there will need to be ground offenses from the Iraqi government and political solutions shared by the U.S. led coalition and the Iraqi government.

What Will Happen if ISIS is Succesful


-ISIS will have seized control of Iraq and Syria.
-ISIS will have created an Islamic State
-ISIS will impose Sharia Law  http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia_law
-Access to oil in the gulf could become unstable

What is Terrorism

Terrorism is the act of crime or violence. It often furthers political or religious ideas. The most common forms of terrorism are threats, attacks, and suicide bombings. 

Sunday, May 17, 2015

ISIS Takes Over City in Iraq

(NBC NEWS) - ISIS militants took control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi on today, (Sunday, May 17, 2015) according to a senior Iraqi security official, dealing a strategic blow to Iraqi forces trying to push ISIS fighters out of key cities.

Ramadi is about 60 miles west of Baghdad. On Sunday, 90 percent of the city was under ISIS control, according to the Iraqi official.

Police officers in the southern section of city were targeted by four nearly simultaneous bombings early Sunday, leaving 10 killed and 15 wounded, police told The Associated Press. Five soldiers were then killed when suicide bombers detonated car bombs at the gate of the Anbar Operation Command, the military headquarters for the province, according to the AP.

Earlier Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered Shiite militias to prepare to fight alongside Iraqi soldiers defending the Sunni-dominated province against ISIS. He also instructed the Iraqi armed forces not to leave areas of Ramadi after liberating them from ISIS, saying fleeing gave the militants the chance to recapture the areas.




Sunni people have been forced to flee the violence of the city of Ramadi. They arrive at the outskirts of Baghdad. Islamic State Militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers. If Ramadi were to fall completely, (ISIS controls 90 percent of the city) it would be the first major city seized by the insurgents in Iraq since security forces and paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year. 

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Great Informative Video

Here is a very informative video on the U.S. raid in which Delta Force killed the ISIS commander, Abu Sayyaf. I would recommend watching this CNN video.

CNN Video on U.S. Raid in Deir Ezzor Syria