Understanding recent events

More MAPS to understand: http://www.vox.com/2014/9/25/6843611/14-maps-that-explain-isis

• About ISIS in Irak and Syria (from Ahlulbayt TV, a Shia Muslim channel preaching moderation): https://youtu.be/FWXcIhjzLMQ

• To put it in a nutshell - What is IS? (a very clear page on the BBC website with maps): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29052144

  • COUNTRIES response to IS (or ISIS) so far - Where key countries stand: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29074514

  • The word "Jihad" explained:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/jihad_1.shtml

• • Vocabulary - ISIL, ISIS, Daesh...? http://www.ibtimes.com/isil-isis-islamic-state-daesh-whats-difference-2187131

  • The origins of ISIS:

The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/11/-sp-isis-the-inside-story

Ben Swann's analysis (he considers himself as an independent investigative journalist): http://truthinmedia.com/truth-in-media-the-origin-of-isis/

The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alastair-crooke/isis-wahhabism-saudi-arabia_b_5717157.html