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ISIS: Understanding the Conflict and Eliminating Stereotypes

Posted on April 21, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

Living in a very diverse and open-minded society here at Lake Forest College, we have a lot of misunderstandings, as well as curiosities, about the new phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, previously known as Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State (IS). The conflict caused by this group has been devastating, as they have continued expanding and taking over large areas in Iraq and Syria, while killing many…

Why Does ISIS Go So Far?

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

ISIS, or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is an extremist Islamic group that released two separate videos on Tuesday night, February 3, 2015, of a Jordanian pilot burned to death, and two Japanese hostages beheaded by ISIS officials. ISIS participates in these brutal executions in order to eradicate and terrorize the “infidels,” or non-believers. A BBC News article states that the end game of ISIS “is to establish a “caliphate,’ a state ruled by…