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target many young people for recruiting through various mediums such as social media. Isis came to power after forcing themselves into western Iraq, they overtook many major cities and declared themselves a caliphate ("Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)." n.p.) With their growing reach, power and size, their threat becomes greater to the american public. Before the cold war, the US had little to no military inside the middle east and quickly in 1990 the US had over 700,00 troops sent…

or permanent, armies. The Crusades also brought political changes, as Muslims united to fight their own people. By the early 12th century, the crusades had successfully captured not only the holy city of Jerusalem but huge swaths of the Muslim Levant. “Their entrance to the city of Jerusalem was horrifying. They started with an infamous massacre. They killed people in the streets, in their houses and in alleyways. Arab sources talk about a hundred thousand people slaughtered.”-Antoine…

effective leaders who expanded the borders far beyond the northern plains. Beginning in the ninth century B.C., the Assyrian armies controlled the major trade routes and dominated the surrounding states in Babylonia, western Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant. The city of Ashur continued to be important as the ancient and religious capital, but the Assyrian kings also founded and expanded other cities. During Ashurnasirpal’s rule, Assyria recovered much of the territory that it had lost around…

Armenia consists of three chief cities including: Erzincan, Erzerum, and Ercis. Erzincan is the most splendid and is located near the entrance and consists of Armenians and vassals of the Tartars. In the summer, all of the armies of the Tartars of the Levant are stationed in this providence to graze their animals. They leave in the winter because of the cold and go to a warmer region. In the center of Great Armenia there is a very high mountain that is shaped like a cube. It is believed that…

Egypt now known as the Arab Republic of Egypt is bordered by Israel, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea, Sudan and Libya. Since 1000BC Egypt became a dominate nation with one of the longest recorded histories of any modern country. As part of the cradle of civilization ancient Egypt developed some of the earliest forms of literature, agriculture, organized religion, urban development and style of government. Egypt 's cultural heritage became an important part of its national identity. With its…

Over the past century in Americas history, we have waged various wars, and military coups in our effort to spread our understanding of democracy to other nations. We seem to be the police of the world in our constant engagement in foreign sovereign nations’ governments, we want to enforce our ways of governance upon foreign nations to spread our sphere of influence. Democracy is a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting or were everyone has equal rights. American democracy is…

The Animal Liberation Front is a terrorist group that intends to change international policy for animal use and treatment. The group has successfully damaged businesses where animal abuse took place, and freed animal victims of abuse. Some of the businesses that have been targeted have shut down in fear of another attack, which have led the ALF to be successful. The interesting aspect of the ALF is that they have taken a vow not to bring injury to any form of life, and therefore take a careful…

advantage of controlling Cyprus, and would not have begun if the location of the island was not an advantageous land to both states. The war ended in an Ottoman victory and the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus, giving its new rulers considerable power over Levant Trade and power in the Eastern Mediterranean. Located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the island of Cyprus was a very important territory of the Venetians prior to the war. This island is located in a part of the world that allowed the…

Unnatural Causes America’s health gradient is largely dependent upon wealth and the amount of wealth an American has will indicate the average life expectancy of that person. The way in which the American society is organized is bad for one’s health; access to healthy foods, employment, and education are all determinants of a healthy life. In the film Unnatural Causes, it was found that lower and middle class Americans are twice as likely to incur diabetes and heart disease than that of the…

everyone is fighting for the same reason. One group is fighting for The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS). ISIS have not only executed war crimes and targeted Syria, but several countries including the United States in acts of terrorism. Many countries such as the US, Europe, and Russia have expressed and thought-out plans to help the efforts against ISIS. The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant are connected to thousands of killings worldwide (intrastate conflict) and their supporters are…