ISIS: Formation and Objectives

Formation
1. Soviet Union Invasion of Afghanistan - 1979
  1. Brought many Muslim foreign volunteers seeking to push out the "Godless invaders"
    1. 1988-1989: Now veterans - Aspired by the idea and their God in faith
      1. Some of them formed Al-Quaeda
        Continued fighting against dictators
2. 2001: US invasion of Iraq - 3000 militants
  1. Religious extremists rushed to help
    1. IRAQ: war between Iraq's Sunni minority (rebels) and Shia majority
      1. US supported Shia's army (now seen as big error!)
      2. Iraq PM (al-Maliki) Government issues
        Corruption
        Privileges to Shia and marginalise Sunnis
        2011-2012: Civil war
    2. 2004: Al-Zarqawi joins and forms Al-Quaeda in Iraq (AQI)
      1. Many Sunnis turned against AQI because too violent
        2006 Al-Zarqawi killed in US strike
      2. AQI merged with other groups and new name: Islamic State of Iraq
        In 2010 new leader became Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
        In 2013 during civil war: took over Jabhat al-Nusra's branch in Syria
        Al-Quaeda and Jabhat al-Nusra rejected this info
        Started competing
        Formed ISIS
Objectives
1. Gain territory
  1. Form a state (Iraqi and Syrian territory
    1. Caliphate
      1. Representing the entire Muslim community worldwide
        For jihadists: Islam's glory
      2. Caliph
        Political-military figure
      3. Restore the early Islamic empire and take over the world
2. Be self sufficient and sustained
  1. Oil, thefts
3. Attract foreigners to fight rather than Syrian rebels

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