Introduction ISIL is an extremely dangerous organization! It has the elements of both a terrorist organization and an insurgent army. It kills innocent civilians‚ and has seized large amounts of territory in Iraq and Syria‚ which it can utilize for safe haven‚ training‚ command and control‚ and from which it can launch attacks. It engages in 30-40 attacks per month and has an estimated 15‚000 fighters. It takes in as much as a million dollars a day from illicit oil sales‚ smuggling and ransom
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on us letting in ISIL members into the U.S. Yes‚ there is a risk but we can not let Syrian Refugees suffer just because we have a concerns for our safety. In the U.S. we have white American raised terrorist. It’s not like we are having the same risks we have before. I understand ISIL has made huge attacks recently but we could currently have ISIL members in the U.S from when they previously entered the country. Although we do have a threat of letting terrorist groups like ISIL in it does not mean
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Works Cited 6 Introduction How could a city of 2 million‚ with almost 25‚000 US-trained deployed troops‚ fall overnight by 2‚500 militia members with little to no formal combat training? No one knows. That answer pretty much sums the whole “ISIS‚ ISIL‚ IS” situation. No one really knows how they rose to power and how they were able to “defeat” a large faction of the Iraqi army. In this article‚ I will attempt to answer or at least try to answer all these “trending” questions and will try to decipher
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Are people basically good On December 24‚ 1865 in Pulaski TN‚ the Ku Klux Klan was formed. Being a radical white supremacy group‚ it still brings a great amount of attention to hate groups within our country and our world. In 2014‚ ISIL was officially recognized. ISIL is known for terrorism‚ religious hate‚ and brings great notice to these common concepts of today. Robin Hood and his band of merry men are seen as heroes in writing‚ however these three groups can all be seen as hate groups‚ but in
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millions of people‚ including those of all faiths. As one of North Africa’s leading military powers‚ our government swore to protect the people of Algeria. However‚ the recent encroachment of the ISIL group throughout much of Syria and Iraq has caused major concerns throughout the international community. ISIL is growing stronger everyday‚ and they have been encouraging jihad towards western countries. It is the duty of Algeria to ensure the safety of our citizens‚ and action must be taken to destroy
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cause of considerable concern for those within the US. For this reason‚ the fear in the American society should be mitigated. Yet‚ similar to most controversial topics‚ this is easier said than done. America is continually plagued by the threat of ISIL‚ a terrorist group based in Syria‚ and fear of an economic crisis and a bear market.
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isn’t America versus ISIL. This is the people of that region versus ISIL. It’s the world versus ISIL." (Anne‚ G. 9) The ISIS vs. ISIL debate over what to call the terrorists wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria continues to confuse. Take CNN‚ where the network uses ISIS exclusively‚ while Obama Administration officials use ISIL‚ and often in the same conversations between anchors and officials about the same topic. Apparently‚ the terrorists wanted to be called neither ISIS nor ISIL‚ claiming several
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The Kurds played a vital role in drafting the Iraqi constitution in 2003‚ as the United States forces invaded Iraq and Saddam Hussain was ousted. The new constitution acknowledged the autonomous region of the Kurdistan Regional Government within the federal system of Iraq. The Kurdish Regional Government bypassed the Iraqi central government by directly exporting energy in 2013‚ it raised concerns among Baghdad and Washington that the oil revenue may allow the KRG to establish independence. The Iraqi
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crossing areas and with extreme caution at all times when doing so.” © ninemsn 2014 A former American soldier and Iraq War veteran held captive by terror group ISIL has reportedly converted to Islam while in captivity. Peter Kassig‚ who travelled to Syria as an aid worker to help victims of that nation’s civil war‚ was captured by ISIL about a year ago. He appeared at the end of the terror group’s latest horrific video‚ in which British aid worker Alan Henning was murdered on camera. The
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own energy. He also says they’ve cut foreign oil by nearly 60 percent and cut carbon pollution more than any other country on Earth. The next thing Obama talks about is ISIL. Obama says Both Al Qaida and now ISIL pose a direct threat to our people. Obama says we need to take them out. He also says “as we focus on destroying ISIL‚ over-the-top claims that this is World War III just play into their hands”. My reaction to this speech was it sounded like he is going to help the United States a lot.
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