“The roots of ISIS can be traced in part to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the subsequent emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), founded by Jordanian national Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.”— Evan Kohlmann, msnbc.comTagged: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, ISIS Roots, U.S Invasion of Iraq, What Is ISIS
“The acronym ISIS stands for ‘the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (al-Sham).”— Evan Kohlmann, Evan Kohlmann, msnbc.comTagged: What Does ISIS Stand For, ISIS, What Is ISIS