Developing: Evidence Barack Hussein Obama paved the way for the rise of ISIS in Iraq

Worse than Al Qaeda ISIS pledges to raise flag of Allah in White House: http://youtu.be/lQ8CMrd3908 via @YouTube

(by Amy Elizabeth, GOP The Daily Dose) -- The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) – which currently controls large swathes of both Iraq and Syria – was established as a renegade militant group out of al-Qaeda in Iraq. It emerged from the turmoil engulfing the country after the 2003 U.S. invasion which toppled Saddam Hussein.

The group came to prominence after the Syrian uprising, attracting foreign fighters and capturing strategic areas in the war-torn country, and became notorious for executing opponents – often through beheadings and crucifixions.

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Their main aim is to spread across large areas of Syria and Iraq and impose a harsh interpretation of Sharia Law whilst creating a single Islamic state. The ISIS force consists of about 12,000 fighters, some hailing from Europe, Pakistan and Chechnya.

ISIS is led by Iraqi-born Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, also known as ‘the invisible jihadist’. The U.S. has placed a $10m bounty on his head, although his elusiveness – demonstrated by the fact that only two known photos of him exist – makes his involvement in the group unclear. The U.S. is now fighting the same terrorists in Iraq that it armed and trained to overthrow Assad in Syria…the same terrorists who now threaten to raise the black flag of the Islamic State over the White House.