ASSURICH VIET NAM

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) used to have a different name: al Qaeda in Iraq. US troops and allied Sunni militias defeated al Qaeda in Iraq during the post-2006 "surge" — but it didn't destroy them. The US commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno,  described  the group in 2010 as down but "fundamentally the same."  In 2011, the group rebooted. ISIS successfully freed a number of prisoners held by the Iraqi government and, slowly but surely, began rebuilding their strength. ISIS and al-Qaeda divorced in February 2014. "Over the years, there have been many signs that the relationship between al Qaeda Central (AQC) and the group's strongest, most unruly franchise was strained," Barack Mendelsohn, a political scientist at Haverford College,  writes . Their relationship "had always been more a matter of mutual interests than of shared ideology." According to Mendelsohn, Syria pushed that relationship to the breaking p...

Isis  ( / ˈ aɪ s ɪ s / ;  Ancient Greek :  Ἶσις ; original  Egyptian  pronunciation more likely "Aset" or "Iset") is a goddess in  Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs , whose worship spread throughout the  Greco-Roman world . She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. She was the friend of  slaves ,  sinners ,  artisans  and the downtrodden, but she also listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers. [1]  Isis is often depicted as the mother of  Horus , the falcon-headed deity associated with king and kingship (although in some traditions Horus's mother was  Hathor ). Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children. The name Isis means "Throne". [2]  Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. The pharaoh was depicted as her child,...