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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 by Sharia law in Iraq .
Jul 10, 2017 · ISIS is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the Middle East.
Dec 26, 2023 · Attacks by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, which once held large swathes of territory stretching from north-eastern Syria across western and northern Iraq, showed signs of a...
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...
5 days ago · Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), transnational Sunni insurgent group operating primarily in western Iraq and eastern Syria. First appearing under the name ISIL in April 2013, the group launched an offensive in early 2014 that drove Iraqi government forces out of key western cities, while in Syria it fought both government forces and ...
Mar 23, 2019 · A US-backed alliance of Syrian fighters has announced that the United States and its partners have reclaimed the last territory in Syria controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. But who are...
Jan 14, 2015 · ISIS is arguably the most successful militant group ever, seizing huge chunks of Iraq and Syria, declaring itself a state and governing territory.
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 its brutality,...
Feb 3, 2022 · ISIS Leader Killed U.S. Evacuated 10 Civilians During Raid, Pentagon Says. Published Feb. 3, 2022 Updated Feb. 4, 2022. Share full article. Read the latest about the U.S. raid in Syria targeting...
1 day ago · The U.S. military targeted the global leader of ISIS in an airstrike in Somalia late last month but cannot confirm whether he was killed, three U.S. officials say. The U.S. government has publicly ...
