GMS 400 Lecture 2: GMS400 - Week 2 - Notes - Islamic State
3 Apr 2016
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Islamic state stands with al-qaeda as one of the most dangerous jihadist groups, after its gains in syria and iraq. Under its former name, islamic state in iraq and syria (isis), it was formed in april 2013, growing out of al-qaeda in iraq (aqi), which was chased out of iraq by american troops. It is one of the revolutionary groups who have been ighting against the syrian government. It has since been disavowed by al-qaeda, but has become one of the main rebel groups ighting government forces in syria and iraq. This islamic (sunni) fundamentalist group, which claims to have ighters from across the world, has announced the establishment of a caliphate - an islamic state - across parts of northern. Iraq and syria and forced many minority communities from their homes. This challenges the current map of the region drawn-up and enforced by the british and french colonial governments after world war 1.
