Threat ISIS causes to us at home

  Modified 10/26/16 7:03 p.m.                     
  Sumaya Ahmed    

http://threatknowledge.org/isis-threat-to-usa-report/


Here we are:
     Sitting comfortably within the comfort of our homes, wining and dining with our families & friends, watching or reading about the news and hearing about a brand new ISIS attack.

     

     What?  

     Is this terrorist group really a threat to me?

     Wicked propaganda, deadly bombings, and the torture of the innocent makes ISIS not only a domestic threat for the middle east, but a threat to us all. ISIS is now able to recruit members sitting at home, 10,000 miles away. With a simple search on the Google bar, ISIS posts are able to influence anyone who is looking for it. Their videos and websites are not only in their home language of Arabic, but most is in English. 

     Several people In the U.S. are proof that ISIS propaganda does exist, including Edward Archer, who shot a police officer after pledging allegiance to ISIS.

    The threat is not ourselves bowing to the Islamic State, instead it is our neighbors, who may be a threat to a cause we were unaware about.

The Beginnings of ISIS

Modified 10/26/2016 6:40 p.m.                                                                     Nicole Gelfman
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-what-and-where-in-the-world-is-isis.html

The first and top leader of these terrorist attacks goes by the name of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, who first made headlines in 2003. Zarqawi  had ties to Al-Qaeda however moved on to an Iraqi terrorist organization called Tawhid wal-Jihad in which his intentions were to gather  the Sunni majority into a Jihadist group and attack the Shia minority, a common belief in the Islamic State till this day. This caused tension towards Al-Qaeda until Zarqawi was killed in 2006. Afterwards, nine terrorist organizations formed the Islamic State of Iraq without the permission of Al-Qaeda. This established that they were no longer under Al-Qaeda's intentions, but followed only Sharia law. Hence, this was the start of the world-known terrorist organization that would carry out attacks and cause fears amongst millions.

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Beliefs of ISIS

Modified on October 26, 2016  4:OO P.M.      By: Zumen Javed    
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-what-and-where-in-the-world-is-isis.html
                                                                                    
ISIS believes that the only path to success is through violence. ISIS seeks to become a theocracy. They promote violence against Muslims who don't obey their interpretation of their faith. The flag of ISIS is a black flag that represents the battle of Prophet Mohammad. Their flag presents their belief of their old political and religious traditions of Islam in their own point of view. ISIS believe that they are the only real leaders of the jihad which is known as the holy war.

ISIS Attacks Police Training College

Modified 10/26/16 4:05 p.m.                     Damali Ramirez

 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/world/asia/quetta-attack-isis-pakistan.html?_r=0

ISIS has recently taken responsibility for the Monday night terrorist attack in which killed 61 people. The attack aimed for a police training college located in the southwest of Pakistan. Three militants were spotted wearing suicide vests and carrying guns. 120 people were also wounded in a college near by Quetta.