What is ISIS?
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a formerly al-Qaeda–aligned organization known by the acronym ISIS, has been seizing cities in Iraq, carrying out mass killings, and marching toward Baghdad. The Onion breaks down what you need to know about the Sunni Islamist militant group that is suddenly at the forefront of international news:
- Threat Posed: Could undermine stability of Iraq
The main objective of ISIS is to deploy a
caliphate.A caliphate is the idea, gaining currency in the Middle East, that it
would be even better than having 57 piss-ant countries that cover their women
head-to-toe and stop working five times a day to check their compasses and
engage in group prayers, to instead have one huge-mothah-country, stretching
from Africa to Indonesia, with colonies in London and in American ghettos and
prisons, that does the same thing.
The caliphate would be ruled by a caliph,the caliph would essentially be
the dictator of the Muslim world. However, he would be the most holy of
clerics, and definitely not the result of politics, assassination, and
treachery. His official duties would be limited to interpreting the Koran;
also, to chopping off the limbs of persons with different interpretations.
Experts believe that Islam's current infatuation with restoring the
ancient caliphate is somewhat less dangerous than having Vladimir Putin
reassemble the old Soviet Union, though we may still get 'two for the price of
one.'
The following is an video showing skilled ISIS
soldiers in action:
