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  1. Islamic State of Iraq

    Salafist jihadist group in Iraq (2006-2013)

    The Islamic State of Iraq 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. Islamic State of Iraq traces its origins to Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad group, which was formed by the Jordanian national Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Jordan in 1999. Al-Zarqawi led the group, until his death in June 2006. Jama'at fought the American occupation forces during the early Iraqi insurgency following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and on 17 October 2004 al-Zarqawi had pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network; and the group became known as "Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn". Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    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.
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  4. britannica.com

    Therefore, the acronym ISIL is the more-accurate name, as it recognizes these areas that the group affects and targets, while ISIS refers exclusively to Iraq and Syria. The tendency to call the group ISIS arose as they became active militants in the Syrian civil war in 2012.
    • Islāmic State

      Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), transnational jihad movement that has orchestrated or inspired numerous terrorist attacks around the world, including the Paris attacks of 2015, the Brussels bombings of 2016, the Orlando shooting of 2016, and the New Orleans attack of 2025. The organization grew out of an insurgency by Sunni Iraqis, who had been politically dominant under the rule of ...

  5. britannica.com

    1 day agoIslamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), transnational jihad movement that has orchestrated or inspired numerous terrorist attacks around the world, including the Paris attacks of 2015, the Brussels bombings of 2016, the Orlando shooting of 2016, and the New Orleans attack of 2025. The organization grew out of an insurgency by Sunni Iraqis, who had been politically dominant under the rule of ...
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  6. en.wikipedia.org

    The origins of the Islamic State group can be traced back to three main organizations. Earliest of these was the "Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād" (transl. "The Organisation of Monotheism and Jihad") organization, founded by the Jihadist leader Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi in Jordan in 1999. Although the other two predecessor organizations emerged during the Iraqi insurgency against the U.S ...
  7. While gaining strength in Iraq, ISIL also expanded its presence in Syria and established al-Nusrah Front as a cover for its activities there. Disputes over the group's strategic direction in Syria led to conflict and ultimately ISIL's disavowal by al-Qa'ida in February 2014, setting the stage for ISIL's subsequent challenge to al-Qa'ida for leadership of the global extremist movement.
  8. simple.wikipedia.org

    Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), [86] or Islamic State, (IS) [87] [88] is a Sunni Islamist militant group. It seeks to establish a global caliphate ruled by Sharia law. In Arabic it is often called the phrase "Daesh" but it is disliked by the group.
  9. wilsoncenter.org

    At its height, the Islamic State - also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh - held about a third of Syria and 40 percent of Iraq. By December 2017 it had lost 95 percent of its territory, including its two biggest properties, Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, and the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, its nominal capital. The following is a timeline of the rise, spread and and fall of the Islamic State.
  10. crsreports.congress.gov

    May 6, 2024(ISIS/ISIL). Al Qaeda rejected Baghdadi's move to subsume the Nusra Front under his leadership and severed ties with the group in 2014. Baghdadi later declared the establishment of a "caliphate" and renamed the group the Islamic State. After years of U.S.-led coalition operations, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured
  11. 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. It was inspired by al Qaida but later publicly expelled from it. RAND terrorism experts have analyzed the group's financing, management, and organization ...

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