into the chaos of syria. by 2013, al baghdadi changes the name again, this time calling the islamic state in iraq and syria, and soon take the first syrian city. the black flag hanging in the eastern city of raqqa. comes the strong hold for their growing movement. president obama is asked about the threat in the interview with the "new yorker" in january of 2014. compared isis to a junior varsity sports team, saying, quote, the analogy we use around here sometimes that i think is accurate is that the jv teams puts on laker uniforms, it doesn't make them kobe bryant. those remarks come back to haunt him as isis launches a massive offensive. including mosul, the second largest city in iraq, and tikrit, the hometown of saddam hussein. time after time iraqi troops