Identity politics at play: The CNN describes ISIS as a third generation Al-Qaeda which in 2006 rebranded to the Islamic State in Iraq, and adding Syria, as evidenced by the moniker ISIS, the Sunni-Shia rivalry drives the Sunnis to strive to establish a caliphate across the Middle East region. November 20, 1979 reminds us of the Islamist dissidents of Mecca -- the holiest place in Islam.The mulish mutineers massacred 255 pilgrims who were attending the annual haj. Their leader, Mohammed Abdullah al-Qahtani, proclaimed himself the Mahdi or redeemer of Islam. A quick gaze on the IS acts will also show that: 9/11 had 3000 deaths. Paris and Ankara have been hit with terrorist assaults.
The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), popularly called Boko Haram, has been a menace in Eastern Nigeria.
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