MaryWasef

Mrs.Williams
English102
23March2015
AnnotatedBibliography

AlTamimi,AymennJ.
TheDawnoftheIslamicStateofIraqandashSham
.N.p.:n.p.,n.d.
515.Web.23Mar.2015.AymennJawadAlTamimi,studentfromBrasenose
CollegeandOxfordUniversity
,
andauthorof
TheDawnoftheIslamicStateofIraq
andashSham
tellsofhowterroristgroupscametobeinSyria,aswellastherestof
theMiddleEast.Hespeaksofhowgroupsemerged,andthedevastationtheyve
causedSyria.HeexplainstheirpoliticalstrategiesandhowtheytookoverSyria,
throughtheirreignofterror,theirthirstforpower.HeshowshowISISandother
terroristgroupspersecuteChristiansthroughthedhimma,..initsconducttowards
minorityChristians.HeexplainshowISIShasmanagedtocreateanIslamicstate,and
explainstheirattempttotakeoverSyria.
Frantz,Ashley.
HowISISmakes(andtakes)money
.N.p.:CNN,2015.N.pag.Web.25Mar.
2015.AshleyFrantz,CNNreporter,writesthisarticleonhowISISmakesandtakestheir
money.Whatwiththeiradvancedweapons,andmethodsrequiringmuchmoney,they
musthaveahighsourceofincome.Theygettheirmoneyfromoilproductionand
smuggling.AccordingtoFrantz,ISISmakesbetween1millionand2millioneachday

fromoilsales,TheygetthisoilfromtheterritoriestheycontrolinIraqandSyria.They
alsomakemoneyfromransomfromkidnappings.AlQaedaandotherterroristgroups
havemadeover120millionfromransomsoverthepreviouseightyears.Theyalsoget
moneyfromLootingandsellingstolenartifactsandantiques,taxesakaextortion
stealingorganharvestingandsale?andaseparateeconomy.ISIShasannounced
thatitsTreasuryDepartmentwouldstartminingitsowngold,silver,andcoppercoins
Levitt,Matthew.
ForeignFightersandTheirEconomicImpact:aCaseStudyofSyriaand
alQaedainIraq(AQI)
.Vol.3.N.p.:n.p.,2009.N.pag.3vols.Web.23Mar.2015.
MatthewLevitt,authorofForeignFightersandTheirEconomicImpact,explainshow
terroristgroupshavesetupinSyria.HetellsushowtheyhavesetupinSyriainorderto
trackmovementsofforeignfightersintoIraq.HeexplainstheirimpactonSyira,
economicallyscarringthemdirectlyandindirectlyTheirnetworksinSyriahaveleftthe
governmentwithlittlecontrol,astheterroriststakeover.Becausetheyarecontrolledin
Syria,theyhavealsoplannedsomeoftheworstattacks,asLevittputsit.Thecontrol
overtheminSyriawadalTamimi,astudentthatattendedBrasenoseCollegeandOxford
University,tellsabouttheterroristgroupsthathaveemergedinSyria.Heorganizeshis
workinchronologicalorder,fromwhentheterroristisresponsiblefortheattacksthey
committowardsthepeople.
Shoichet,CatherineE.
ISIScapitalinSyriais'likeabigprison,'activistsays
.N.p.:CNN,2015.
N.
pag.Web.24Mar.2015.CatherineShoichet,CNNjournalist,speaksofhowunsafeSyria
is,especiallyRaqqa.ShespeakstoAbuIbrahimalRaqqawi,whotellsheroflifein

Raqqa.Airstrikes.Executions.ForcedblooddonationsandmarriagestoISISfighters,
asheputsit.Intwomonths,40peoplehavebeenexecuted,forbeingpartoftheFree
SyrianArmy,andifanyoneisinvolvedintheIslamiccourt,theyarenothelped,but
forcedtogiveblooddonations.AlRaqqawisaysthecityisabigprison,because
peopleunder45cannotleavethecity.WomenareforcedtomarryISISfighters.atleast
40caseswererecorded.HesayTheproblem,itsnothowtogoinsidethecityof
Raqqa.Theproblemishowtogetout.
Spark,LaurenS.
Activist:ISISnowholds262ChristianshostagesinSyria
.N.p.:CNN,2015.
Web.24Mar.2015.LaurenSmithSpark,CNNjournalist,tellsusofhowISIShas
abductedover260AssyrianChristiansfromnortheasternSyria.ISIShasbeentaking
overmanyAssyriantowns,takingwomenandchildrenalso.Theyweretakenfrom11
villages,inamatterofabout3days.Itisassumedthattheymighthavethesamefate,
accordingtoSpark,asthe21CopticChristianswhowerebrutallykilledlastmonth.She
alsosaysthatISIShasrampagedthevillages,burningdownthechurches.Asthe
Assyrians,andothertargethaveattemptedtofightback,ISISinreturntookcontrolof
over70villages.

Vinograd,Cassandra.
ISISTrainsChildSoldiersatCampsfor'CubsoftheIslamicState'
.N.p.:
NBCNews,2014.Web.15Apr.2015.
Berlinger,Joshua.
WhoaretheYazidis,andwhydoesISISwanttokillthem?
N.p.:CNNNews,
2014.Web.15Apr.2015

Haq,Husna.
ISISexcelsatrecruitingAmericanteens:Herearefourreasonswhy
.N.p.:The
ChristianScienceMonitor,2014.Web.15Apr.2015.
Berlinger,Joshua.
WhoarethereligiousandethnicgroupsunderthreatfromISIS?
N.p.:CNN
News,2014.Web.15Apr.2015