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 ISIS

Now that you have been educated about Iraq and Afghanistan you can understand why ISIS was able to form.   The brutal, extremist group, which claims to have fighters from across the world, has announced the establishment of a "caliphate" - an Islamic state - across parts of Iraq and Syria and forced many minority communities from their homes. Where did Islamic State (IS) come from?  Please watch the video below.   
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ISIS was able to capitalize on unstable government in Syria and Iraq and they continue to build and recruit throughout the Middle East.    Please watch the video the right to learn more about ISIS and how they were able to grow so strong in Syria. Please be thinking during the video should the US help Assad Bashar a bad
Please watch video below.
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