Monday - Went over new forum post and worked on Europe map.
Tuesday - Did memory work on Europe map and need to study numbers 1-23 for countries. Went over Key Terms and People and News Stories.
Key Terms:
Hypothermia - extreme cold, dieing of the extreme cold, when your body drops under 95 degrees
Terrorism - attack against countries, to instill fear in people, political or religious/idealogical reasons
Boko Haram - terrorist group in Nigeria, ties to al Qaeda, goal to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria they can control
Lone Wolf - small group terrorist attacks, 2-3 people
ISIS/ISIL/IS - stands for (ISIS) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, (ISIL) Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, (IS) Islamic State, want to control a caliphate, is a terrorist group
al Qaeda - Worldwide terrorist network, founded by Osama bin Laden, responsible for 9/11
Economic System
Monarchy-absolute and constitutional
Democracy-direct and representative
News Stories:
- 3d Edible food Printer Foodini,
- can give pasta
- chocolate
- pizza
- requires healthy eating
- can eventually prep and cook the food
Wednesday - Practiced Europe map again and went over new stories again.
News Stories:
Paris Attack
- Brothers influenced by Al Qaeda (based in Yemen)
- Al Qaeda takes responsibility for Paris Attack
- Traveled to Yemen
- Said Kouachi received weapons training from Al Qaeda
What does ISIS want?
- Want to restore Caliphate - religious community lead by a Caliph (successor of Prophet Muhammad)
- Want territory, want to expand
- Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam, wrote Qu'ran (Islamic Bible)
- Abu Bakr-al-Baghdadi is leader of ISIS, believes he can trace lineage back to Muhammad, giving him right to be new Caliph
- Could be potential ruler to all Muslims
- Follow Sharia Law (Allah's Law, Islamic Law)
- Wealthiest terrorist group
- al-Baghdadi was imprisoned by U.S. from 2005-2009
- Wants revenge against U.S. and some other countries
Thursday - Went over ISIS again, talked about bomb threat, and did quick review of Europe map.
- 3,000 U.S. troops in Iraq
- They are advisor troops
- There is no combat troops
- Are trying to train Iraq troops
- ISIS makes money by extortion, drugs, kidnapping, money-laundering, electricity (took over power plants, selling to Syrian government and people), oil, donors (Saudi Arabia and other Middle-East countries), spoils of conquest
- ISIS is run like a millitary force
- Makes about $1 million a day
- Jihad = Holy War
- Set-up like a government
- 12 recruits from US
Al Qauda vs. ISIS
- AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) took responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack
- Boko Haram and ISIS praise Al Qaeda
- Competition now intensified between ISIS and AQAP
- AQAP more centered on terrorizing Americas more territory
- ISIS has more territory
- Both cam from civil wars
- Were allies in the beginning
ISIS Boy
- Boy kills two men believed to be Russian spies
- Boy was about 10
- Shoots men in head once and then shoots there bodies multiple times afterwards
- Uses a handgun
- Seen in other videos
- ISIS was bragging about children
- Raising a new generation of killers/terrorist
- ISIS runs schools
- Trains children in combat skills and automatic weapons
Friday - We went over a new part of the Europe map to study. We discussed recent updates about ISIS. Talked about project that we are doing in groups about the US National Security. Our topic is Department of Defense and we will have workdays next week on Monday and Tuesday, we are supposed to present Wednesday.
1. Basic Facts-Where is it located, how many people work for it, current leader, etc.
2. Is it part of a bigger organization? If so, what.
3. History - My responsibility
4. Powers/Responsibilities
5. Major controversies surrounding organization
ISIS Recruits
- Teen tried to go to ISIS
- He had notebooks of ISIS flag and details
- He was arrested at airport
- He was going to fight with ISIS
- He was drawn in by social media
- Zarine Khan, 19 years old
ISIS Fight 2015
- ISIS won't be defeated in 2015
- Changing Tactics
- Less vulnerable from air attacks
- More traditional terrorist attacks
- Iraqi armies more aggressive
- War against ISIS in Syria is less hopeful
- ISIS opens new fronts near Lebanon
- Will be measured in years not months
- US will get more involved
- 20 sleeper cells from ISIS in Europe
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