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- Islamic State of Iraq - Wikipedia
On 7 April 2013, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi re-designated ISI as the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), officially announcing the group's formal expansion into Syria and its intention to absorb the Al-Nusra Front thereby taking direct command over its fighters and territory
- ISIS - Leaders, Beheadings Definition - HISTORY
ISIS is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the Middle East
- What is ISIS? Key facts about the Islamic State - NBC News
The Islamic State, or ISIS, is a militant organization that emerged as an offshoot of al Qaeda in 2014 It quickly took control of large parts of Iraq and Syria, raising its black flag in victory
- Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - Encyclopedia Britannica
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a transnational jihad movement that originated among Sunni Iraqis and until 2014 was affiliated with al-Qaeda ISIS declared the establishment of a caliphate amid significant territorial gains in 2014 but lost most of its territory by November 2017
- ISIS Is Waging a Deadly War Across Africa That Threatens US
ISIS is expanding its presence across Africa, "from the Sahel to Somalia to the eastern Congo to Mozambique," and "becoming more lethal " Newsweek Illustration Getty Images The Spread of ISIS in
- The Islamic State: Background, Current Status, and U. S. Policy
The Islamic State (IS) is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group At its 2015 height, the group controlled large areas of Iraq and Syria from which it launched attacks in the region and beyond
- National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups
ISIS is a Salafi-jihadist group that has conducted and inspired terrorist attacks worldwide, resulting in thousands killed or injured In 2004, an Iraqi extremist network led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi merged with al-Qa‘ida to form ISIS’s predecessor group, al-Qa‘ida in Iraq (AQI), which Zarqawi led until his death in 2006
- ISIS | New Jersey OHSP
ISIS—also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Islamic State, or Daesh—is a Salafi-jihadist militant group that was originally part of al-Qa’ida, operating as its affiliate in Iraq
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