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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
- 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
- ISIS - Leaders, Beheadings Definition | HISTORY
ISIS is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the Middle East
- 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
- The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization) | RAND
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims
- ISIS no longer rules a territory. But its recruits still pose a global . . .
It’s many years since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, held sway over much of Syria and northern Iraq a time when it spawned affiliates throughout Africa and Asia and organized a series of
- National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups
Despite losing many of its leaders and its territory, ISIS remains capable of conducting insurgent operations in Iraq and Syria while overseeing at least 19 branches and networks in Africa, Asia, and Europe
- 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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