Wilkes A: Isis Timeline

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  • Official Establishment of ISIS

    Official Establishment of ISIS
    The Islamic State of Iraq announces that it merged with the Nusra Front, and Al-Baghdadi declares the name of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIS.

  • Al-Qaeda cuts ties with ISIS

    Al-Qaeda cuts ties with ISIS
    Al-Qaeda cut ties with ISIS because they were not able to solve a dispute over Nusra. Al-Qaeda claims that ISIS is too stubborn and unconcerned with teamwork. This rejection indicates that al-Qaeda no longer has representation in Iraq.

  • ISIS First Broadcasted Video of a Beheading

    ISIS First Broadcasted Video of a Beheading
    ISIS releases a video displaying the beheading of James Foley, an American journalist who had been held hostage for the past two years. ISIS warned America that there would be more beheadings to come if Obama did not call off the airstrikes.

  • U.S. and Five Arab Allies Launch First Airstrikes in Syria

    U.S. and Five Arab Allies Launch First Airstrikes in Syria
    The U.S. fired a series of 29 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, ranging from individual Islamic State units, to buildings held by the Sunni extremist group. “To defeat ISIS, we must cut off the head of the snake, which exists in Syria,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) said in a statement. “I support the administration’s move to conduct airstrikes against ISIS wherever it exists”