Black flags: the rise of ISIS

The rise of Zarqawi. "What kind of person can command with only his eyes?" ; "Here was a real leader" ; "A problem like that always comes back" ; "The time for training is over" ; "I did it for al-Qaeda and for Zarqawi" ; "This war is going to happen" ; "Now his fame would extend throughout the Arab world"

Iraq. "No longer a victory" ; "So you guys think this is an insurgency?" ; "Revolting is exactly what we want" ; "It would surpass anything al-Qaeda did" ; "The sheikh of the slaughterers" ; "It's hopeless there" ; "Are you going to get him?" ; "This is our 9/11" ; "Your end is close"

ISIS. "The people want to topple the regime!" ; "Where is this Islamic State of Iraq that you're talking about?" ; "This is the state for which Zarqawi paved the way" ; "The mood music started to change" ; "There was no more hope after that" ; "This is a tribal revolution".

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Map of key locations

"What kind of person can command with only his eyes?"

"Here was a real leader"

"A problem like that always comes back"

"The time for training is over"

"I did it for al-Qaeda and for Zarqawi"

"This war is going to happen"

"Now his fame would extend throughout the Arab world"

"No longer a victory"

"So you guys think this is an insurgency?"

"Revolting is exactly what we want"

"It would surpass anything al-Qaeda did"

"The sheikh of the slaughterers"

"It's hopeless there"

"Are you going to get him?"

"This is our 9/11"

"Your end is close"

"The people want to topple the regime!"

"Where is this Islamic State of Iraq that you're talking about?"

"This is the state for which Zarqawi paved the way"

"The mood music started to change"

"There was no more hope after that"

"This is a tribal revolution."