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2016 Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series – The Rise of ISIS
February 11, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Rise of ISIS
Speaker: Ms. Houda Abadi
Born out of an umbrella organization of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burst onto the international stage after it seized Fallujah in December 2013. Since then, the group has seized control of a number of critical strongholds in the country and declared itself a caliphate, known as the Islamic State. Still, the question remains: What is ISIS, and what danger does it pose to U.S. interests?o have quite a lot on his or her plate going into office.
