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Jan 14, 2015 · ISIS spread fast, capturing large territories on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border. Then, in June 2014, it declared a caliphate – a state, governed by an Islamic leader.
The Islamic State – Khorasan Province [a] ( ISIS–K, IS–K, IS–KP) is a regional branch of the Salafi jihadist group Islamic State (IS) active in South-Central Asia, primarily Afghanistan and Pakistan. ISIS–K seeks to destabilize and replace current governments within historic Khorasan region with the goal of establishing a caliphate ...
Apr 25, 2017 · ISIS has also acquired extensive assets based on oil resources in the caliphate’s territory, and hence it can be safely assumed that the Islamic State will not be obliterated without a hard fight. Since 2015, in Iraq there have been concerted efforts by the military and Shia militias, the latter driven by Iranian interests and resources, which could eventually roll back the tide on the expansion of ISIS.
As we commemorate the 5th anniversary of the territorial defeat of ISIS and also approach the Coalition’s upcoming tenth anniversary, I would like to reflect today on four factors: First, how the United States led the formation of the Coalition to defeat ISIS; Second, our progress over the past five years since the liberation of Baghuz; Third, the evolving nature of the ISIS threat; and Fourth, I’d like to preview some of our thinking on where the Coalition goes from here.
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Mar 22, 2024 · ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert hall complex near Moscow Friday after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, killing at least 60 people ...
The ideology of the Islamic State, sometimes called Islamic Statism, has been described as being a hybrid of Salafism, Salafi jihadism, [1] [2] Sunni Islamist fundamentalism, [3] Wahhabism, [4] [5] and Qutbism. [6] [7] [8] Through its official statement of beliefs originally released by its first leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in 2007 and ...
