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Islam vs The World?

As long as many of us have been alive middle east turmoil has been as normal Christmas, Halloween and the 4th of July. It has also been just as frequent. After vanquishing Osama bin Ladin it appeared that America had gained the upper hand in the war on terror. These terror groups have the uncanny ability to reconstitute and remerge more dangerous. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or (ISIS) a Sunni terrorist group which has a stated goal of forming an Islamic caliphate across those two nations. Heavily armed and well funded, ISIS has rampaged through Iraq, murdering thousands of Shiites, Christians and other ethnic minorities. ISIS has attracted fighters from Europe, the U.S. and other European countries to join their Jihad. Just two months ago, the world was focused on Nigerian terrorist group Boko haram's kidnapping of 200 school girls. Just as ruthless as ISSI is Boko Haram which rampages through villages killing hundreds of men women and children at a time. Al Shabab, a Somali