Subscribe: youtube.com/user/testtubenetwork?sub_confirmation=1 Like on Facebook: testu.be/ilikeTestTube A new terrorist group is rapidly on the rise in Iraq and Syria: ISIS. At once linked to Al Qaeda but now surpassing them in power and destruction, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is the most powerful terrorist group in the world. Who are they? What do they want? Read More: The Iraq-ISIS Conflict in Maps, Photos and Video www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/12/world/middleeast/the-iraq-isis-conflict-in-maps-photos-and-video.html?_r=0 "A visual guide to the crisis in northern Iraq." Who are Isis? The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/who-are-isis-the-rise-of-the-islamic-state-in-iraq-and-the-levant-9541421.html "The group, led since 2010 by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, now controls vast swathes of land across Iraq and Syria." TRAC: Islamic State of Iraq and ash Sham (Islamic State of Iraq, ISIS or ISIL) www.trackingterrorism.org/group/islamic-state-iraq-islamic-state-iraq-and-sham-isis "The ISIS was preceded by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), that was established during October 2006, and comprised of various insurgent groups, most significantly the original Al Qaeda Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers (AQI) organization, al-Qaeda in Mesopotami - led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Mujahedeen Shura Council in Iraq, and Jund al-Sahhaba (Soldiers of the Prophet's Companions), which was integrated into the ISI. ISIS members' allegiance was given to the ISI commander and not al-Qaeda central command." Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) www.nctc.gov/site/groups/aqi.html "Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) and more recently the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was established in April 2004 by long-time Sunni extremist Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, who the same year pledged his group's allegiance to Usama Bin Ladin." ______________________________________________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter twitter.com/TestTube Tara Long on Twitter twitter.com/TaraLongest Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! testu.be/1ndmmMq

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