On September 11, 2001 American lives were changed forever. With the attack of the World Trade Center being only one of the many attacks plotted by the Taliban on U.S. soil. After thirteen long years of fighting, the Taliban finally declared their defeat to the U.S. While many believed peace was finally possible, a bigger group was on the rise. Thought to come from similar Taliban beliefs, the rise of ISIS was born. In the time frame of sixteen years, what started as a small rebellious group in Iraq and Syria has now grown into a large fighting force dedicated to spreading their beliefs with brutal violence posing a concern to the whole nation. ISIS has been around for sixteen years now and with those years have come many innocent deaths. ISIS started as a small group in the Islamic states of Iraq and Syria. After many other groups fought against the Iraq amy, ISIS saw their opportunity to take control. With an Iraq army already beat down by other …show more content…
ISIS military intelligence is considered very high due to the amount of Iraqi troops now a member of ISIS. Iraqi troops were trained from U.S. officials to help aid in the effort to end ISIS. Along with the intelligence, Iraq troops were supplied with some of the best military weapons and equipment given to them by the United States military. 20,000 people have joined ISIS from 90 different countries traveling around the world to get there including 3,400 from western nations and 150 from the United States (Ferran). ISIS uses many different forms of recruitment to get people from all over the world. Online recruitment is becoming extremely popular mostly for muslim women who are isolated in their homes and unable to reach ISIS recruitment officers (Wood). Along with online recruitment, ISIS post numerous videos to tell their beliefs and also show punishment for those who are against