“ISIS does not represent the main Sunni Muslims' ideology. They are involved in acts of terror and violence, they are involved in destructing and demolishing the Muslim shrines. We condemn it.”— Maulana Shahid Raza, independent.co.uk
“If you are not able to find an IED or a bullet, then single out the disbelieving American, Frenchman, or any of their allies. Smash his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him, or poison him. Do not lack. Do no…”— Abu Muhammad Al ‘Adnani, triceratops.brynmawr.edu
“There is no consensus on how to pronounce ISIS, either. Many people say ‘eye-sis,’ the way most English speakers (notably including Bob Dylan) would pronounce the name of the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis. When an English word begins with I, followed by a single consonant and another vowel, the long…”— Patrick J. Lyons, Mona El-Naggar, nytimes.com
“You can be pretty confident that as conflicts develop, they will become more extremist. The most brutal, harshest groups will take over. That’s what happens when violence becomes the means of interaction. It’s almost automatic. That’s true in neighborhoods, it’s true in international affairs. That’s…”— Noam Chomsky, chomsky.info
“O sons of the Islamic State, indeed the battle has not yet intensified, and what’s coming will be worse and more bitter. So sharpen your determination, and attack, for glory stands before you.”— Abu Muhammad al-‘Adnani, pietervanostaeyen.files.wordpress.com
“Barack Obama will always be a failure, as there are no solutions.”— Abu Muhammad Al ‘Adnani, pietervanostaeyen.files.wordpress.com
“Before beheading American journalist Steven Sotloff: I’m back, Obama, and I’m back because of your arrogant foreign policy toward the Islamic State because of your insistence in continuing your bombings in Muhassan, Albuomar and the Mosul Dam despite our serious warnings. You, Obama, have yet to gai…”— Anonymous Member of ISIS, metro.co.uk
“From the official ISIS spokesperson: So whoever says, ‘Allah is my Lord,’ it is incumbent upon him – if he is truthful – to obey Allahwho enjoined fighting, meaning that He made it obligatory upon those who believe in Him, and commanded the performance of jihād for His cause, and promised reward for…”— Abu Muhammad al-‘Adnani, news.siteintelgroup.com
“While ISIS is our most violent enemy, they ended up with oil in Iraq and Syria that we should have taken. That oil, along with ransom and extortion, is funding their army. I’ve advocated bombing the hell out of those oil fields to cut off the source of their money. This would barely affect the world…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“I have supported U.S. airstrikes against ISIS and believe they are authorized under current law, and I support targeted U.S. military efforts to protect U.S. citizens. It is my firm belief, however, that the war against ISIS will never be won unless nations in the Middle East step up their military…”— Bernie Sanders, feelthebern.org
“It was Darwinism. All the guys who were stupid enough to use cell phones in Baghdad kept getting hit, hit, hit, and hit. That was their way of culling the herd, though it had the negative side effect of leaving the smarter and more powerful operatives in place, the ones who were good at internal cou…”— Derek Harvey, amazon.com
“America is unpopular in the Middle East, but if we had ISIS's approval rating, we would see that as a very, very serious strategic problem. They have a terrible brand. So part of what we need to do is simply avoid making mistakes that will let them present themselves as a defender of Muslims. We nee…”— Gartenstein-Ross, vox.com
“ISIS isn't strong. It's weak. That doesn't mean it's not dangerous, or that it can't hurt us. But we shouldn't pretend these are invincible superterrorists. They're murderers fighting a war that they will lose and Americans will win.”— Ezra Klein, vox.com
“Possibly the most worrying aspect of ISIS’s operational potential comes from its unprecedented wealth. According to files seized by Iraqi intelligence before the attack on Mosul, ISIS had £515 million in cash and assets. While it appears the seizure of funds from Mosul may have been initially overst…”— Marc Simms, hscentre.org
“Many mainstream Muslim organizations have gone so far as to say the Islamic State is, in fact, un-Islamic. It is, of course, reassuring to know that the vast majority of Muslims have zero interest in replacing Hollywood movies with public executions as evening entertainment. But Muslims who call the…”— Graeme Wood, theatlantic.com
“ISIS presents itself to an embattled Sunni minority in Iraq, and an even more persecuted and victimized Sunni majority in Syria, as the sect’s last line of defense against a host of enemies— the ‘infidel’ United States, the ‘apostate’ Gulf Arab states, the ‘Nusayri’ Alawite dictatorship in Syria, th…”— Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan, amazon.com
“The young Muslims from 'inner-city' areas of Belgium, France, and other European countries joining up with the Islamic State were radical before they were religious. Their revolt from society manifested itself through petty crime and delinquency. Many are essentially part of street gangs. What the I…”— Alain Grignard, vox.com
“The acronym ISIS stands for ‘the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (al-Sham).”— Evan Kohlmann, Evan Kohlmann, msnbc.com
“The attraction of the Islamic State was the state. The ideology lured people in, but the destination was more important: an idyllic Sunni land. When that goes away, I think much of the attraction of I.S. will go with it.’”— Andrew M. Liepman, nytimes.com
“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.com