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ISIS and the Destabilization of the Middle East

What is a Caliphate? Term used to describe and Islamic government, run by a Caliph, who is considered a descendent/successor of Muhammad Caliph also a leader of the entire Muslim community

Current State of Affairs: Syrian Civil War: March present – 9.5 million displaced persons – Use of chemical weapons Sectarian violence in Iraq Ongoing demands for autonomy by Kurds ISIS/ISIL/IS – Roughly 30,000 fighters, over 10,000 are foreign jihadi fighters

IS Control and Support Areas

ISIS Control and Oil

US and Coalition Air Strikes

Sykes-Picot: 1916

“Lawrence of Arabia” Map

Kurdish Areas

Sectarian Violence in Iraq Shi’a majority, history of Sunni domination Saddam Hussein crushed Shi’a uprising in early 1990s Sectarian violence flared in Mahdi Army Sons of Iraq Following US exit in 2011, Iraqi government purged Sunni leadership

Foreign Fighters in Syria

Border Control

Refugee Crisis

Major Players 1.Kurds 2.Turkey 3.Syria – Assad Regime 4.Syria – Opposition/Rebel Groups 5.Iraq – Sunni 6.Iraq – Shi’a