COMM 3668 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Al Jazeera, Esus, Fot
1 Nov 2016
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Islamic state of iraq and syria: creation (came from al-qaeda) 2006 islamic state in iraq (isi) to kill al-qaeda. 2010 abu bark al-baghdadi named leader of isi. May 9, 2013 isi merges with al-qaeda affiliate i(cid:374) y(cid:396)ia, the nus(cid:396)a f(cid:396)o(cid:374)t . Rebrands as isis (islamic state in iraq and greater syria) Also takes control of syrian city of raqqa: february 3, 2014 al-qaeda"s leade(cid:396) ay(cid:373)a(cid:374) al-zawahiri, frustrated (cid:449)ith group"s expansion into syria and its extreme methods, cuts ties with isis, take-overs. June 29, 2014 declaration of new islamic caliphate islamic state to claim dominion over muslims all over the world. Al-baghdadi named a caliph, the successor to the prophet mohammed. Religious zealots: hard (if not impossible) to dissuade, belie(cid:448)e they are doi(cid:374)g god"s (cid:449)ork, reward is in heaven; earthly goals are of less importance. What happened next: obama authorized airstrikes, american journalist james foley is executed.
