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Islamic Radical Group Analysis

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Throughout our history, many different interpretations of violence and conflict have risen. While many people believe that conflict arises from the justification of earlier wrongdoings, others believe they must perform in the name of their religion. These “radical” groups benefit from the destruction and suffering of their hatred people, and claim that it serves them justice with their one and only God. In these circumstances, it becomes evident that the fate of our Earth is slowly deteriorating with the rise and power of the Islamic Radical groups, especially one by the name of ISIS. ISIS, which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is an Islamic rebel group which currently controls territory in Iraq and Syria, and also parts of Libya and Northwest Africa. The group themselves strive for the creation of an Islamic State in which full power would be restored to them. However, much of their activity around the Middle East revolves around violence, such as bombings, and more prominently, beheadings of missionaries across the world. Their …show more content…

ISIS is identified as a Salafi extremist group, which refers to a very conservative outlook on the Islamic religion. With these abhorrent views of non-Muslims, many of the members have resorted to domestic violence, including suicide bombings and other forms of provoking fear in the innocent. Countries such as Iraq and Syria have made multiple attempts to combat ISIS, but they are currently deemed too powerful to be seized from power. A number of factors contribute to the horrific actions that are executed by the Islamic State, such as the disarmament of Saddam Hussein’s military back in the early 2000’s. Once the former Iraqi soldiers realized that they could not fight for their country, they transitioned into ISIS fighters and began to advocate for a much different cause- one that would affect millions of lives all over the

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