ISIS: a history

Introduction: Down the rabbit hole and into the history of ISIS

The world according to ISIS

Where ISIS came from : Zarqawi to Baghdadi

How broken Iraqi politics fueled the revival of ISIS

Baghdadi's evolution : from invisible to infamous

Baathists and ISIS Jihadists : who converted whom?

How the Syrian War empowered ISIS

Misappropriating the Arab Spring uprisings

ISIS versus Al Qaeda : redefining Jihad and the transition from the global to the local

Conclusion: The future of ISIS.