ISIS has become a byword for evil

September 15, 2014 11:01

ISIL, the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant', has posted three decapitation videos. The first two victims were American journalists, Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff. The latest video filmed the murder of a British aid-worker, David Haines.

A year ago most casual newspaper readers wouldn't have heard of ISIL; now, thanks to these filmed executions, ISIL is a byword, a synonym for evil. In a world inured to violence, notoriety on this scale is a kind of achievement. Read

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