GMS 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Crisis Management, Doha Development Round, International Atomic Energy Agency

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 400
• Professor: Dale Carl

Document Summary

Islamic state stands with al-quaeda as one of the most dangerous jihadist groups. Under its former name, islamic state in iraq and syria (isis), it was formed in april. 2013m growing out of al-queada in iraq (aqi), which was chased out of iraq by. One of the revuolotionary groups fighting against syrian government. In 2003, the usa led a coalition of the willing countries to invade iraq and depose. Saddam hussein, the ruthless iraqi president who had invaded kuwait. The sunnis had been in complete control of the country under saddam, but the shia majority took over when the usa changed the constitution, making the sunnis angry at their treatment by the new government. When american troops officially withdrew from iraq in 2011, they left the weak iraqi military to control extremist groups. The group has gained a reputation for brutal rule in the areas that it controls.