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1
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ISIS aim 1:

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To develop an Islamic Caliphate

2
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ISIS aim 2:

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To limit the power and influence of Western states in what they consider largely ‘Islamic Affairs’

3
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ISIS capital:

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Raqqa

4
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ISIS have declared themselves a:

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“Sovereign entity”

5
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Role 1:

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Recruitment of foreign fighters

6
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Role 2:

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Promote acts of international terrorism

7
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In …, ISIS captured:

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2011 and 2012, ISIS captured key towns of Fallujah and Mosul (2014)

8
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When capturing Mosul, ISIS:

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Obtained “roughly $2 billion in cash and assests” (Iraqi Officials)

9
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ISIS makes:

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$97 million a month in black market oil

10
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IEP:

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“ISIS is effectively acting as a state”

11
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AUS government:

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ISIS is “one of the world’s deadliest and most active terrorist organisations”

12
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… Australians have joined ISIS:

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200

13
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Australian 18 year old who joined ISIS:

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Jake Bilardi

14
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US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken estimated:

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20,00 ISIS fighters had been killed by US-led military operations. (October 2015)

15
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Operation Inherent Resolve:

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Eliminating 1,000 soldier every month

16
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ISIS hold:

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68,300 km in Iraq and Syria

17
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Paris Attacks:

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Nov 2015

18
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Paris Attacks deaths:

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Over 200

19
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Orlando Shootings:

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2016 - 49 deaths

20
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Brigadier Qais Yaaqoub:

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“[ISIS] is in full retreat now”