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2 days ago · Arabic acronym: Dāʿish or Daesh. Also called: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and. Since June 2014,: the Islamic State. Date: April 2013 - present. Areas Of Involvement: Islam. sharia. terrorism. extremism. suicide bombing. Related People: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Recent News. May 26, 2024, 5:13 AM ET (Taipei Times)
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al-Qaeda in Iraq, militant Sunni network, active in Iraq...
- Al-Qaeda in Iraq
2 days ago · The following is a list of conflicts involving the jihadist militant group known as the Islamic State (IS/ISIL/ISIS/Daesh), throughout its various incarnations. The group controlled portions of territory in Iraq and Syria in the mid-2010s and has taken part in many attacks, battles and wars.
1 day ago · In Mucojo, ISIS militants attacked Mozambician soldiers, killing at least 25. Militants also shot at a passenger bus in Meluco , killing the driver. The attackers left notes for the passengers, which announced a declaration of war on Christians and said that non-Muslims would have to pay a jizyah if they did not convert to Islam, and would be killed if they refused.
1 day ago · The Sri Lankan government on Monday said India will deal with the four Sri Lankan ISIS suspects arrested at Ahmedabad airport last week, while authorities here would probe if they have been party to any acts of terrorism in the island nation. The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 19 arrested ...
19 hours ago · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 28, 2024 • Article History. Hamas: Ismail Haniyeh. Also spelled: Ḥamās. Acronym of: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah. English: Islamic Resistance Movement. Date: 1987 - present. Areas Of Involvement: Islam. nationalism. intifada. Islamic fundamentalism. Related People: Yahya Sinwar.
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2 days ago · v. t. e. Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. [1] The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel ). [2]
1 day ago · Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast. Hezbollah, political party and militant group that first emerged during Lebanon ’s civil war as a militia after the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982. Since the 2000s it has been one of the foremost political forces in Lebanon.
