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    ISIS In America

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    Where do they come from; Why are they doing such terrible stuff; How could they ever become like this; and Is ISIS in America. In this essay I will provide you with information that you need to know about ISIS. Isis stand for Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. It is made up of dissatisfied members and insurgents from other groups who have seized the opportunity to change the image of themselves into one group. “...they’re primarily disaffected Taliban members and insurgents from other groups…

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    evolved from the method in which terrorist related attack were delivered prior to and on 9/11. Terrorism networks now rely more on technology, self-radicalization and decentralization in reaching their objectives. For instance, during the War in Iraq, al Qaeda used intermediaries to spread its propaganda. ISIS has taken social networking to an entirely different level as a recruiting method and for soliciting contributions. They have exploited the use of Twitter and social networking in…

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    Terrorism In America Essay

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    Dictionary.com has three definitions for the word terrorism: the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes; the state of fear and submission produced by terrorization; and a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. In America alone, at least three thousand people died and over six thousand were injured during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Boston Marathon bombings killed only three, but injured almost three hundred.…

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    Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

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    These are dark days for international jihadists. In Syria, Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda militants are being chased out of their long-held strongholds either by troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad or the Kurd-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by Russian and American airpower respectively. Pro-government militias in cooperation with national armies also have them on the run in Libya, Yemen and Iraq. As IS’s grand facade of a “caliphate” crumbles and it devolves into an improvised…

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    ISIS Motivation

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    or a theological empire” (Cassis, 2015).They control immense quantities of land in Western Iraq and Eastern Syria, as well as in other parts of the world—threatening to spread even farther. But who exactly caused this organization? What is their main goal? What are their motives or rewards? Overall, how did they initialize in the first place? The two initial founders of Al-Qaeda and ISIS are Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama…

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    on terror. Although we significantly disrupted Al Qaeda from 2001 to 2011, our actions and the implementation of a democratic state fueled the rise of ISIS. Four weeks ago ISIS coordinated attacks in Paris, which has been recorded as one of the worst terrorist attacks on French soil. Following this tragedy and other ISIS claimed attacks recently, the United States and other coalition forces are currently targeting ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq. We need to eradicate this threat and stabilize…

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    Middle East Bombing

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    poverty and lack of understanding. Back in 1992 on December, first terrorist attack against Americans occurred in Yemen. When a bomb had erupted in a hotel used by U.S. military personnel involved in supporting the food for the people in to Somalia. Al-Qaeda launched a much deadlier attack in Yemen in October 2000 when it attacked the United States Ship Cole in the port of Aden with a boat filled with explosives, killing 17 American sailors. Also, back on February 26, 1993 the world trade…

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    Al Qaeda Formation

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    Al Qaeda Formation The name Al Qaeda was common in the Soviet-Afghanistan war training camps and it is translated to mean the base in the English language. This organization developed during the Bureau, becoming an organization of faith-fueled warriors rigorously working on an ideological program to protect the world’s evils to Israel and an America that was Jew-dominated. Osama used his managerial skills to establish this group as a business and obtained many of the finances from legitimate…

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    Effects Of Terrorism Essay

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    Name: Saud AlHamdan. Professor: Alexander Deluise. English 1104. 28 Nov 2016. Terrorism and How to End it Terrorism is the use of different acts of violence to spread fear for individual religious, political and social objective. It involves the performance of non-humane acts in the society. The terrorists and their supporters have conflicting interests with the governments and other parties. Therefore, they prefer to engage in illegal acts to pass their thoughts to the individuals in the…

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    Al Qaeda Ideology

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    Al Qaeda is a terror group with a deep religious ideology, which it uses to justify their actions. Al Qaeda has a Salafi-Jihadi ideology, a dogma that has found its beginnings with Jamal al Din al Afghani. Four main terms that formulate this ideology are Salifism, Jihad, Hijra, and Jahiliyya. Al Qaeda engages in what is called a lesser jihad, meaning creating a better community, expanding it or defending it through terror attacks or war. Greater Jihad includes betterment of the community and the…

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