From Muhammad to ISIS: Iraq’s Full Story

From Muhammad to ISIS: Iraq’s Full Story” is a blog post by Tim Urban on Wait But Why published on September 12, 2014. In this post, Urban provides a detailed and comprehensive history of Iraq, from the time of Muhammad to the rise of ISIS. Urban begins by discussing his visit to a refugee camp in Khazir, where he met a man named Kamil who had fled Mosul with his family after ISIS took over the city. Urban uses Kamil’s story as a starting point to delve into the complex history of Iraq.
Urban discusses the early history of Islam and the life of Muhammad, including his journey from Mecca to Medina known as the Hijra. He then goes on to discuss the early Islamic caliphates and their expansion into Iraq. Urban also discusses the various empires and dynasties that ruled over Iraq throughout history, including the Abbasid Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, and the Ottoman Empire.
Urban then moves on to more recent history, discussing the British occupation of Iraq after World War I and the subsequent establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq. He discusses the various coups and revolutions that took place in Iraq throughout the 20th century, leading up to the rise of Saddam Hussein and the Ba’ath Party. Urban also discusses the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Finally, Urban discusses the rise of ISIS and its takeover of large parts of Iraq, including Mosul. He concludes by reflecting on his visit to the Khazir refugee camp and the stories he heard from people like Kamil who had been forced to flee their homes due to the violence and instability in Iraq.
== Full post ==
https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/09/muhammad-isis-iraqs-full-story.html
== Gallery ==
File:Iraq.png|Iraq’s situation when Tim visited. Tim went to the Khazir refugee camp.
File:Sunni Shia.png|The Sunni’s and Shia’s opposing views on who should be the leader of Islam. This chart shows the early history of this deep divide.
File:Iraq ethnic groups.png|The different groups across the Middle East, and how three opposing groups were artificially shoved into Iraq causing lots of conflict.
File:Caliphate.jpeg|Land ISIS may want to conquer to establish their Muslim caliphate.
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