GOV 312L Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Syrian Civil War, Defeating Isis, Eli Broad
Document Summary
Weekly update #10 (tuesday, 11/6/18): terrorism review, rise and fall of isis, midterm elections: describe the conditions that led to the rise of isis. Isis originally began as al qaeda in iraq. Predominantly sunni, recruited from former baathists displaced from iraqi politics. Strengthened via iraqi civil war that followed toppling of saddam hussein. Exploited civil war in syria and withdrawal of american troops to seize territory in iraq and. Syria in 2014: describe the complicated regional politics surrounding the broad collection of countries and forces that share an interest in defeating isis. Lots of opposition to isis: us, russia, syrian government, kurds, iran, turkey, jordan, About threat posed by iranian regional hegemony. Boomerang effect: foreign fighters have to go somewhere and return home and can easily cross borders because they are citizens. Indoctrinated by isis they have training and incentives to carry out attacks. Syrian civil war risks creating a quagmire for american intervention.
