HIST114- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 37 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Isis - sunni terror group al qaeda in iraq known as the islamic state (is); islamic state of iras and al-sham (isis); daesh. started in 2004 by abu musab al-zaarqawi. Isis seized mosul, iraq in june 2014. Until recently isis ruled an area larger than the uk. July 2014 - abu bakr al-baghdadi delivered a ramadan sermon as the rst caliph (both religious and secular leadership) in generations. Online recruitment has widened the demographic (france, uk, belgium, germany, holland, Australia, bosnia, canada, us, indonesia, kosovo, montenegro, etc. ) The last caliphate - ottoman empire - not legitimate for many. Controlling border crossing in some places (turkey - syria) Is believes they are written into god"s script as a central character. Act like an underground political movement - worldly goals in sight. End of days is a leitmotif of is propaganda. Anticipate the arrival of the mahdi - mahdi is supposed to lead them to victory before the end of the world.
