The Al-Baghdadi's Caliphate in the capital of Ashurbanipal: the Regeneration of Assyrian brutality from womb of Daesh

Document Type : Original Article

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Tehran University

10.22080/jiar.2022.23097.1026

Abstract

In recent years, the world has encountered a new great crisis called “the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”, ISIS or “Daesh”. Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential factors for Daesh unexpected military successes, are using uncommon terrorism and war crimes. Apart from daily political analyses, The most notable topic for author is the strange similarity between Daesh's brutal Military style and war’s method of the Neo-Assyrian state; an ancient government that ruled over Mosul and its surrounding areas for several centuries from the beginning of the first millennium B.C and according to historical documents none of the ethnic groups in the region had been safe from its assaults and Harassment. In this research, we have tried to adopt various historical and archaeological evidences with events of recently years and restore undisputed Similarity between Daesh Military methods with terrible war style of ancient Assyrians. Some of the ancient Assyrians actions, which are being implemented today by Daesh consist of: Forcible entry, looting and plundering, torture and humiliation, forced migration, captivity and enslavement, sexual violence and rape to women, the genocide and mass murder of ethnic and religious groups, and the extensive destruction of religious and historical monuments. The result of this study shows that the commission of such actions by the Assyrians led to the gradual formation of a revolutionary core among other nations, and ultimately led to overthrow and everlasting collapse them, a similar fate that has been foreseen for the ISIS from the very beginning too.

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