The brutality and terrorism of ISIS is holding the entire region hostage. This article shows the methods of their terrorist ways. Holding territory by terrorizing the citizens.
Their aims are expansionist and included the extermination of whole races and religious groups in the establishment of an empire. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, commands with a Fuhrer-level loyalty, even though he is absent on the battle field and hidden from the public. His absence has not hindered him from developing a political machine effective at propaganda that makes it's ruthlessness plain to see.
Without a doubt, they establish themselves as an enemy in need of fighting by encouraging the distributions of photos and video of their brutality.