For this week, I focused on an
article in The Economist which looked at the social, political, and economic
challenges which, although initially fueling the rise of the Islamic State,
have begun to create significant challenges for ISIS. Although ISIS has
supposedly sought to create a single state to rule over all Muslims, like the
caliphates of the past, internal tension has become significant as residents
who live in areas controlled by ISIS complain of declining services and unnecessarily
violent activity by the militants. However, a major concern raised in the
article is the possibility that Iranian soldiers, who comprise most of the
force fighting against ISIS, might victimize Sunni civilians as a result of
their religious differences which will drive the Sunni population closer to
ISIS as a result of their fear. As a result, despite the challenges facing
ISIS, the proto-state will continue to be a problem as a result of the sense of
victimization that pervades Sunni culture.
Source: http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21646750-though-islamic-state-still-spreading-terror-its-weaknesses-are-becoming-apparent?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/caliphatecracks
3/30/15
11:35pm
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