What statement best describes ISIS?

A) It was an American military group that promoted peace in the Middle East.
B) It was a national oil drilling company seeking to expand into foreign markets.
C) It was a multiethnic coalition with the goal of promoting freedom of religion.
D) It was a self-proclaimed Islamic State that conducted campaigns of exceptional brutality.
E) It was a group of Christian activists looking to gain territory in Europe.

ISIS

An insurgency that emerged from the sectarian civil wars that destabilized Syria and post–Saddam Hussein Iraq. Beginning in 2014, ISIS forces attacked towns and cities in Iraq, Syria, and Libya, systematically murdering members of ethnic and religious minorities.

Islamic State

A radical jihadist group that emerged in the early 21st century, aiming to establish a caliphate in the Middle East based on strict Sharia law, engaging in terrorism and insurgency.

Oil Drilling

The process of extracting petroleum from beneath the earth's surface by drilling wells and employing various techniques to increase the extraction rate.