College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2024-06-03 12:05:08
Major
Political Science
Honors Course
Honors Research Project
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2024
Abstract
ISIS, a Salafi-jihadist terrorist organization stationed in the Middle East, has had its fair share of "successes" and "failures," both of which have been present in Iraq. Toward the beginning of the development of ISIS, it garnered a very powerful supporter base in Iraq. However, that has changed since then; ISIS currently, in 2024, no longer has the support of the vast majority of the Iraqi people. What is the reason for this? This research paper will seek to analyze and answer two major questions: what role does the Iraqi Sunni population play in ISIS’s trajectory of successes and failures in Iraq? And why would the Iraq Sunni population support ISIS in the first place?
Research Sponsor
Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler
First Reader
Dr. Travis Hreno
Second Reader
MR. Donray Bennett
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Ronald Gelleny
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Meekins, Deja, "The Importance of Sunni-Iraqi Support in the Rise and Fall of ISIS in Iraq" (2024). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1783.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1783
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