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IS's Rapid Rise in 2014
- In 2014, a few hundred IS fighters swiftly defeated the Iraqi army, shocking the world.
- They captured Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and seized a third of Iraq and parts of Syria.
IS Atrocities
- IS carried out horrific executions of journalists and Westerners, including James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
- They also committed atrocities against minorities like the Yazidis, enslaving women and children.
IS's Governance
- IS, despite its brutality, was surprisingly efficient at governing.
- Similar to Nazi Germany, IS had an obsession with bureaucracy and institutions, portraying themselves as a legitimate state.