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  1. www.history.com › topics › 21st-centuryISIS - Leaders, Beheadings & Definition | HISTORY

    The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—also know as ISIS or ISIL—is a jihadist militant group and terrorist organization that formed in 1999.

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  3. www.rand.org › topics › the-islamic-state-terroristThe Islamic State (Terrorist Organization) | RAND

    ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims.

  4. www.nbcnews.com › storyline › smart-factsWhat is ISIS? What you need to know about Islamic State in ...

    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. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Islamic_State_of_IraqIslamic State of Iraq - Wikipedia

    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 .

  6. www.bbc.com › news › world-middle-east-29052144What is 'Islamic State'? - BBC News

    Islamic State (IS) is a radical Sunni Islamist militant group that has seized large swathes of territory in eastern Syria and across northern and western Iraq.

  7. theconversation.com › explainer-what-is-isis-andExplainer: what is ISIS and where did it come from?

    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, formerly Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad and Al-Qaeda...

  8. www.bbc.com › news › world-middle-east-47210891The rise and fall of the Islamic State group: The long and ...

    IS is what is widely known as a jihadist group. Jihadists see violent struggle as necessary to eradicate obstacles to restore God's rule on Earth and defend the Muslim community against what...