There isn't a "single" thing that gave rise to ISIS, it's a complex amalgamation of a lot of different things that led to this mess. This is a documentary that

There isn't a "single" thing that gave rise to ISIS, it's a complex amalgamation of a lot of different things that led to this mess. This is a documentary that only scratches the surface of this complex history but it's interesting altogether: Adam Curtis - Bitter Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyeWaVMDrI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyeWaVMDrI