ISIS. A term you hear frequently on the news and, well, pretty much everwhere else, too. Do we actually know what ISIS is, or do we just go by what we hear over the news? ISIS stands for the Islamaic State of Iraq and Syria. ISIS is run by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. This group controls the western parts of Iraq, Syria, and some parts in Libya, but not too many. The group was formed in 1999, which pledged to al-Queada and went on to participate in the Iraqi Insurgency. al-Queada was under the leadership of Osama bin Laden, who flew two planes into the World Trade Centers. How does ISIS affect America? Well, if you think back to 15 years ago, there were two planes that were flown into the World Trade Centers, killing hundreds. ISIS is connected
