ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT AND THE INTERNATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST IT

Abstract

The Iraqi and Syrian crisis will dominate international and European agendas for several years. The aims of great powers and coalition partners are different; the existing international institutions are not at all effective in the handling of the conflict, while religiously-motivated extremist movements has been spreading in the world. This article analyses the causes and circumstances of the rising of ISIL/DAESH, the role of the main participants in the handling of the crisis, the participation of foreign fighters, and the fight against the terrorist organisation. Kriza v Iraku in Siriji bo še nekaj let v središču mednarodne in evropske pozornosti. Cilji glavnih velesil in koalicijskih partnerjev se razlikujejo, sedanje mednarodne institucije pa sploh niso učinkovite pri obvladovanju konfliktov, saj se po svetu širijo versko pogojena ekstremistična gibanja. V članku analiziramo okoliščine in vzroke za vzpon organizacije ISIL/DAESH, vlogo glavnih akterjev pri obvladovanju krize, sodelovanje tujih borcev in boj proti tej teroristični organizaciji.