How did ISIS form?

Donald Trump said he was being sarcastic when he called President Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS. ... ISIS essentially began in 2004 as the Sunni terror group al Qaeda in Iraq; It was largely defeated in Iraq by 2008, but went on to fight in Syria; The revitalized ... So how did ISIS begin and evolve? read more

How ISIS formed: Soviets withdraw in 1989 and Arab fighters returns home. Osama Bin Laden forms al-Qaede and Zarqawi forms his own group under the name Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād , but it fizzles. read more

There are a number of forces that can explain its strength. Feelings of disenfranchisement: Sunni communities in Iraq and Syria felt alienated by Shiite- and Alawite-led governments. read more

But as world leaders grapple with how to respond to this unprecedented crisis, they must first understand how Isis came to exist. Principally, Isis is the product of a genocide that continued unabated as the world stood back and watched. read more