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Syria 2014 – It’s Ba’ath time!
Courtesy of OpenStreetMap You may recognise the name in the title. The Ba’ath Party is a multinational organisation. The former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, was a member of the party. In Syria, it...
View ArticleISIL – the inception of terror
It all started with a man called Ahmad. According to the BBC, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL – also known as ISIS) was created in 2013. It’s true that the name first appeared then, but...
View ArticleIslamic State – the happy fun group
You might have noticed the tiniest hint of sarcasm in the title. They may not have deposed governments. They may not have been elected. They may not have even been recognised as some form of official...
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