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ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims. It was inspired by al Qaida but later publicly expelled...
www.rand.org
The United States used airpower in Syria and Iraq to halt ISIS's momentum and help defeat the organization, without committing a large number of ground forces.
www.rand.org
It might be helpful to understand how security agencies operate in general and attempt to combat terrorism. Example below:
The story of the mole who posed as a jihadist in the Islamic State, and the most important antiterrorism agency that most people have never heard of.
www.nytimes.com
Like that.
Al-Qaeda Network and ISIS are cut from the same ideological cloth. These people act as 'spoilers' in any region because they want to mould Pan-Islamic politics as per their worldview. Conspiracy theories seem to provide COVER to 'activities' of these people.
Al-Qaeda Network was the ultimate cause of war in our region as well. Stakeholders were busy blaming each other however. Osama Bin Laden would be laughing in his grave...