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The Islamic State of Iraq ( ISI; Arabic: دولة العراق الإسلامية Dawlat al-ʿIrāq al-ʾIslāmiyyah) was a Salafi jihadist militant organization that fought the forces of the U.S.-led coalition during the Iraqi insurgency. The organization aimed to overthrow the Iraqi federal government and establish an Islamic state governed ...
Jul 10, 2017 · ISIS is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the Middle East. Infamous for its brutal violence and murderous assaults on civilians, this self-described ...
Apr 18, 2018 · 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 ...
- Rachel Elbaum
An Islamic state has a form of government based on sharia law. As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. [1] As a translation of the Arabic term dawlah islāmiyyah ( Arabic: دولة إسلامية) it refers to a modern notion associated with political Islam ( Islamism ).
Jun 13, 2014 · Formed in 2013, ISIS is a jihadi Salafist militant group. It is virulently anti-democracy and sectarian – and also a seasoned militant operation with a transnational membership, to which ...
- Peter Shirlow
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RAND experts analyze the group's financing, management, organization, and social media use, as well as the instability that spawned it in the Middle East. They also examine the challenges of dealing with ISIS prisoners, displaced populations, and civilian casualties in Syria and Iraq.
6 days ago · In April 2013 Baghdadi announced his intention to combine his forces in Iraq and Syria with the Nusrah Front under the name Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The merger was rejected by the Nusrah Front; the split put the two groups in competition, especially for recruits, and eventually resulted in open fighting.
