“How did ISIS grow to become so powerful? - Feelings of disenfranchisement - Unlikely bedfellows - Syrian chaos - Iraqi chaos - Racketeering and extortion - Taxation and exploitation - Selling oil”— Tewfik Cassis, theweek.comTagged: What Is ISIS, What Makes ISIS Powerful, Sources of Money for ISIS, ISIS Revenue, ISIS Dominance
“You may have heard about ISIS referred to as IS, ISIL, or Daesh. All of these acronyms describe the group in question. ISIS: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria was the name of the group when it captured Mosul in 2014 and became the terrorist juggernaut it is today. ISIL: Islamic State of Iraq and the L…”— Tewfik Cassis, theweek.comTagged: ISIS, Names of ISIS, Isis Nomenclature, ISIS And Daesh, Why Obama Calls It ISIL