Who is ISIS – What Are They Doing [VIDEO]

Over the last several days and weeks we have been hearing the news stories and seeing the pictures come across FOX and CNN.  It's beginning to raise some questions here and there.  Who are they?  What do they want?  Are they getting what they want?

So far yes they are getting what they want... it seems to me anyway.  As you can see from the picture the road leading out of the area where ISIS plans to lay some roots is a little more clogged up than the road leading in.  Also "what they want" is a big issue.  They want their own Islamic State.  The video below explains.  I saw a map of what sections of Iraq and Syria they have taken over and what parts they are still working to obtain.  It's a little eerie.

When we talk about "who they are" it all comes down to where it originated.  The roots stay right in Iraq and they gained experience from fighting the Syrians.  They fought with Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Syria, hit a dead end and decided to go back to Iraq.  They were no longer affiliated with Al-Qaeda because of conflicts in interest of what either group wanted.  Differing Goals = Differing Enemies.

How is this possible?  According to reports, the funding ISIS is using is being used from a large looting heist at a bank in Mosul where they took around $450 million.  Funding also comes from outside private donations and revenue from the areas that they control.  Another form of income is the oil fields of Raqqa in Syria.  They get money via oil from selling it to foreign oil buyers as well as their stated enemies, the Syrian Regime.

So what is being done?  President Obama has pledged to help out a little bit and said that the U.S. will be aiding the Iraqi Government to push back Islamic insurgency that wants to take over Baghdad.  John Kerry arrived in Iraq Monday and laid down some statements like ----> "there's no government, there's no backup, there's no military, there's nothing there that provides the capacity for success."  He spoke this after speaking about airstrikes, say that they would be irresponsible for the president to make that type of decision on the matter at this point.  Kerry, going on to say "The President always reserves the right to use force if its going to be to the advantage of a particular strategy,"  Basically they want the Iraqi Government to build up to a form of "fightable" status and get to the bottom of things before some sort of a serious action would need to be taken.