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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 .
- Map of the Islamic State of Iraq and its provinces on 7th of April, 2007
- Al-Qaeda
- 15 October 2006 – 8 April 2013
Jul 10, 2017 · ISIS is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the Middle East.
An Islamic state has a form of government based on sharia law. As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. [1] As a translation of the Arabic term dawlah islāmiyyah ( Arabic: دولة إسلامية) it refers to a modern notion associated with political Islam ( Islamism ).
Apr 18, 2018 · By Rachel Elbaum. 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...
- Rachel Elbaum
2 days ago · Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), transnational Sunni insurgent group operating primarily in western Iraq and eastern Syria.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 31, 2022 · RAND experts analyze the group's financing, management, organization, and social media use, as well as the instability that spawned it in the Middle East. They also examine the challenges of dealing with ISIS prisoners, displaced populations, and civilian casualties in Syria and Iraq.
In 2014, ISIL proclaimed itself a worldwide caliphate and changed its name to the Islamic State which in a year grew to control territory with a population of millions. On 27 October 2019, the Islamic State's "caliph" killed himself to avoid capture. [2]
