ISIS, Threat Or Treat?
ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, is one of the most talked-about topics in global discussions today. Often labeled as a radical military organization by the media, ISIS is a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East. Self-proclaiming itself as a caliphate, it asserts religious authority over all Muslims worldwide, aiming to bring most Muslim-majority regions under its political control. Its territorial ambitions began with Iraq and Syria, expanding to other parts of the Levant, including Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, and parts of southern Turkey. The group has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. The United Nations, along with Western and Middle Eastern media, has labeled it as a terrorist group, while other nations, like Colombia, refer to ISIS as a fundamentalist and extremist organization. The United Nations and Amnesty International have condemned...