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- DictionaryISIS/ˈʌɪsɪs/
- 1. a militant Islamic fundamentalist group active particularly in Syria and Iraq.
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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...
- Rachel Elbaum
Jul 10, 2017 · IS: The shortened “IS” simply means “Islamic State.” In 2014, the militant group announced they were officially calling themselves IS because their goals for an Islamic state reached beyond...
v. t. e. 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.
Dec 2, 2015 · The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) burst on to the international scene in 2014 when it seized large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq. It has become notorious for...
Jun 13, 2014 · Iraq is facing its most alarming crisis in years. The second city of Mosul and the major city of Tikrit have been seized by a violent jihadist group, ISIS – the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...
- Peter Shirlow
May 31, 2022 · RAND experts analyze the Sunni jihadist group ISIS, also known as ISIL, and its ideology, financing, organization, and social media use. The web page does not explain the meaning of ISIS or its origin, but provides reports, commentaries, and multimedia on its activities and challenges.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ), or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ), [86] or Islamic State, ( IS) [87] [88] is a extremist jihadist militant group. In Arabic it is often called the phrase "Daesh" but it is disliked by the group which causes enemies of the group to use the phrase.
