Introduction
According to Green of 2014, terrorism involves the use of violence as well as threats to achieve political, economic and most cases religious cases (Green 1). A terrorist is an individual who executes the act of violence or intimidation for a determined objective. Terrorists operate in groups that range from few members to larger masses of persons operating in the region and, or globally. There are a number of terror groups ever to be known in the world history such as the Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Taliban and the Al-Shabaab (Ortiz 1).
The groups are identical in a number of aspects ranging from their mode of operation; notions imparted in them together with their religion. A greater percentage of the world’s terrorist groups are Muslims if not all. Richard Spencer outlines that one identical feature of the terrorist groups in the outlined category is that they are radicalized in a particular perspective and execute their heinous acts claiming to be accordance to their religion (Spencer 1).
This piece intends to evaluate the Islamic States of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a component of the main Al – Qaeda. The latter is famous for inflicting some of the most renowned terrorist attacks such as the instigation of the September 9, 2011 that included a monumental attack on the World Trade Center in the United States (Green 1). Even though the former might be a constituent of the latter, it inflicts serious terror activities in the west including America. This evaluation is based on the perception that terrorism is a menace in the entire world but is concerned more with the western countries due to the conceivable direct involvements.
Background
ISIS is led by Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who is a doctorate degree in Baghdad before forming the terror group. The ISIS is also referred to as ISISL that is, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The group intends to make an Islamic state throughout Sunni regions of Iraq together with Syria. ISIS is renowned for its acts of killing groups of people simultaneously besides performing executions, crucifixion together with other similar acts in public. At the moment, the terror group manages several square miles and imparts its laws as well (Duran 1). ISIS does not recognize international boundaries and mainly controls a range from the coast of Mediterranean sea in Syria to the southern part of Baghdad. Indeed, the group has imposed its Sharia laws that they also ensure effective enforcement. Initially, the group aimed at extortion and robbery in order to obtain funds. Presently, the group modified its strategy and embarked on acquiring resources via massive attacks targeting capturing and maintaining territories. According to reliable sources such as the Middle East Expert, the former Iraq soldiers who were disbanded after the death of Saddam Hussein constitute the ISIS (Duran 1).
Arguments
The united states are the world’s superpower. Their undefined mandate is to protect the “world” and the people living in it. Moreover, the United States has exhibited actions that manifest superiority of diverse nature ranging from the sophistication of technology to political ideologies (Green 2). This implies that the superpower are out to apply their prowess in solving global problems. One of the main initiatives of the US is peacekeeping in the world. Conversely, the countries in the Middle East are prominent in the great dictatorial forms of government characterized by massive killings and detention in concentration camps. Evaluating the two traditions between the western and the eastern countries, the outcome is a conflict of ideologies. In such situations, wars might be inevitable (Ortiz 1). According to Herrera, Iraq have to join the war against terrorism in order to avert ISIS.
The association of the western countries especially the Britain and the United States intends to cater for the well-being of the world. Among the activities that the two countries involve in include offering assistance to the countries whose citizens suffer in the world. For instance, America sent its troops in Afghanistan in the year 2003 to offer a solution to the country that was primarily to salvage the citizens from the autocratic form of government. Later, the United States of America sent its soldiers to Iraq trough their president (by that time) George Walker Bush to stop a series of terror inflicted by Saddam Hussein to the citizens (Herrera 1). However, Herrera states that such moves have never been received well by the Afghans and Iraqis. Moreover, the war in Afghanistan and Iraq led to the disbandment of many soldiers who then became rebels at long last. In the context of the two Middle East countries outlined, the question is, have they provided solutions?
Other parts of the world such as China and Russia are not happy with the American position as the United States. With the reference from the previous postulation i9n this piece outlining that the mandate of the United States is to ensure security in the world, China and Russia have continued to smuggle weapons to the warring states in all parts of the world to enhance insecurity and promote terror as well (Novelo 1). ISIS on a similar context has ensured unlimited acquisition of weapons that they supply to their affiliates for the same purpose.
ISIS are against the United States of America and have extended their attitude to the affiliates of the United States such as Britain. Research by Cortes outlines that in a number of occasions, Jihadists have been witnessed in television and internet videos performing public executions on the American civilians as well as soldiers (Cortes 1). The prominent case is that of the American journalists, Steven Sotlof, and James Foley. According to Green, The militants claimed that president Barrack Obama has not honored his promise of withdrawing his troops from Iraq and has instead announced that the ISIS is a public enemy that must be fought (Green 1). In another public execution involving a Briton journalist, the Jihadists outlined that Gordon Brown; the Britain Prime Minister has to stop associating with the United States.
Both Britain and the United states have outlined a number of strategies meant to fight the global terrorism. Some of the plans include working with the Iraqi government to protect the civilians and to work with the United States to broaden their support against ISIS. The strategy also intends to support the military operations by supporting the humanitarian assistance and strengthening the counterterrorism agencies in the respective countries. Conversely, terrorist activities continue to spread in throughout the world as well (Cortes 1).
Conclusion
According to the provisions of this evaluation, terrorism is affirmed to be a global dilemma. The outlined reasons for the progression if ISIS are concurrent in every section of the world. The main cause of the terrorism can be perceived to be a criticism and that it is a complicated matter that involves almost all countries directly or indirectly. Terrorism is not as intense in other states as the western countries. As a matter of fact, terrorism is a menace in the entire world but is concerned more with the western countries due to the conceivable direct involvements.
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