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title: "What is ISIS?"  
description: "What is ISIS?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2019-03-12  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51835/what-is-isis  
category: "world politics"  
tags: ["terrorism", "syria"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is ISIS?

Why these organization formed?

## Answers

### Answer by DILIP SINGH

**The Islamic state or [ISIS](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/334/is-war-a-solution) is a [militant organization](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/334/is-war-a-solution) that emerged in 2014 and took control over Iraq and Syria.** This group primarily originates as Al Qaeda in 2004. ISIS was an ally of and had similarities with Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda: both were radical anti-western militant groups working towards establishing an independent Islamic state in the region.

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**But unlike [al Qaeda](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/334/is-war-a-solution) it turns out to be very brutal and powerful in controlling the territory it has seized. ISIS is known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions, crucifixions, and other acts. ISIS goes global: 90 attacks in 21 countries have killed nearly 1,400 people.** ISIS place governing structures in situ to rule the territories it conquers once the mud settles on the parcel of land. From the cupboard and therefore the **governors** to the monetary and legislative bodies, ISIS' official hierarchy appearance loads like those of a number of the Western countries whose values it rejects -- if you are taking away the democracy and add during a council to think about UN agency ought to be headless. \


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