GMS 695 Lecture 1: GMS 695 week 1

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 695
• Professor: Dale Carl

Document Summary

Isis = islamis state of iraq and al-sham (syria) Isil = islamic state of iraq and levant. Daesh = g(cid:396)oup"s p(cid:396)e(cid:448)ious (cid:374)a(cid:373)e, does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g, sou(cid:374)ds u(cid:374)pleasa(cid:374)t, suppo(cid:396)te(cid:396)"s o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t to its use, similar verb that means to tread underfoot/trample/crush. Is = most dangerous jihadist group, after gains in syria & iraq. Formed in april 2013, growing out of al-qaeda in iraq (aqi), chased by americans. Mai(cid:374) (cid:396)e(cid:271)el g(cid:396)oup fighti(cid:374)g go(cid:448)"t fo(cid:396)(cid:272)es i(cid:374) sy(cid:396)ia+i(cid:396)a(cid:395) Islamic (sunni) fundamentalist group, fighters across world, established caliphate, forced minorities from their home. Chosen or arbitrary targets, no one is spared, sunni rivals, captured soldier, immoral women. 2003, us led coalition of willing to depose saddam hussein. June 2014, isis seized north iraq, mosul, military base & oil refines w/ support from sunni. Iraqi army chaos = isis armed with latest weapons (tanks, humvees) Reputation for brutality, torture, abduction, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, unlawful kills. Crime against islam (e. g smoking, alcohol, theft, sex)