The Eastern Juggernauts Analysis

The Eastern Juggernauts Terrorism is like a forest fire; if you let it burn the fire spreads rapidly without concern for harming humans that get in its way. Terrorism is defined by four major goals. As stated in Terrorism the Bottom Line the first goals is “To bring awareness to an alleged grievance by performing shocking acts that create attention.”. The second is “To use the media to maximize people’s knowledge of the cause.”. The third goal is “To influence the public’s reaction to acts of violence by spreading fear.”. And the fourth goal is “To produce policy changes through acts of violence that weaken governments’ resolve.”. These goals have been what drives many terrorist groups, with ISIS being no exception. ISIS successfully achieves these goals, making them a threat to not just the middle east, but the entire world. ISIS has had many stages throughout its young existence, however the origin of ISIS started in Syria. The terrorist group started when some of the most battle hardened al-Quade, and Iraqi members joined the war taking place in Syria. There they started to recruit men, and joined the Suni in Syria to help fight the Shia government. From there ISIS continued to grow exponentially. In the documentary, The Rise …show more content…
During their existence ISIS has made it clear that their actions are justified by their religion. In the article, ‘Islamic State group uses only half of a Quran verse to justify beheadings — see what’s in the other half’ they talk about how ISIS is using verses from the Quran to justify their violent crimes. The verse that was used is “At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind the captives firmly. Therefore is the time for either generosity or ransom.”. This shows that even though ISIS partakes in violent crimes they are only doing it because they believe their religion not only allows, but also encourages their