Editing The Islamic State (section)

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{{Evil Organization
|Box title = Evil Organization
|Image = Islamic State flag.svg
|fullname = The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|alias = The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria<br>The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant<br>ISIL<br>ISIS<br>DAESH<br>IS<br>
|origin = Iraq
|foundation = April 8, 2013
|headquarters = Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Syria
|commanders = [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]] (2013 - 2019)<br>[[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi]] (2019 - 2022)<br>[[Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]] (2022)<br>[[Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi]] (2022 - 2023)<br>[[Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]] (2023 - present)
|agents = [[Abu Omar al-Shishani]]<br>[[Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi]]<br>[[Abu Ahmad al-Alwani]]<br>[[Gulmurod Khalimov]]<br>[[Jihadi John]]<br>[[Haji Bakr]]<br>[[Abu Muslim al-Turkmani]]<br>[[Abu Ali al-Anbari]]<br>[[Abdul Rauf Aliza]]<br>[[Abdullah Qardash]]<br>[[Abu Suleiman al-Naser]]<br>[[Ahmad Abousamra]]<br>[[Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti]]<br>[[Amal el-Wahabi]]<br>[[Anjem Choudary]]<br>[[Mohammed Rahman]]<br>[[Khalid Masood]]<br>[[Aine Davis]]<br>[[Salman Abedi]]<br>[[Khuram Butt]]<br>[[Rachid Redouane]]<br>[[Youssef Zaghba]]<br>[[Ahmed Hassan]]<br>[[Anouar Haddouchi]]<br>[[Khalid Kelly]]<br>[[Sudesh Amman]]<br>
|skills = Gunmanship<br>
Limited resources<br>
Unbelievable brutality<br>
Fanaticism<br>
Brainwashing skills<br>
Military Training<br>
|goals = Conquer the Middle East (ongoing)<br>Establish a worldwide caliphate (ongoing)<br>Forced conversion of Non-Muslims to Islam (ongoing)<br>Exterminate the Yazidis, Shia and Christians (ongoing)<br>
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Sexual [[Slavery]]<br>Use of chemical weapons<br>[[Human Trafficking|Human trafficking]]<br>[[Sectarianism]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>Destruction of property<br>Mutilation<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Snuff film|Snuff filming]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>Attempted world domination<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Pedophilia]]<br>
|type of villains = Hegemonic Terrorists
|type of villain=Hegemonic Terrorists}}
{{Quote|This is Raqqa, the capitol of the world's newest declared state. A state that has been established by a hardline Sunni jihadist group that emerged from the mayhem of the Syrian Civil War. Until recently, they were known as ISIS. Now, they simply call themselves 'the Islamic State.'|VICE News, "The Islamic State"}}
The '''Islamic State, ''' or as others call it, the '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' ('''ISIS'''), or the '''Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant''' ('''ISIL'''), or '''Daesh''', is a Sunni jihadist/Salafist [[Militant Islam|militant]] organization and former un-recognized proto-state. They were originally considered to be [[Al-Qaeda]]'s branch in Iraq until 2013, when they expanded into Syria, subsequently breaking away from Al-Qaeda and becoming an independent entity.

The group's goal is to establish a worldwide caliphate, in order to serve as a global ruling authority for all Muslims worldwide. ISIS had captured large amounts of land including more than half of Syria and about 1.83/3 of Iraq at its height, but by 2015, foreign intervention began to push them back. Following the liberation of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, ISIS has effectively collapsed and as of November of 2017, no longer posses meaningful territorial holdings, has been defeated in both Iraq and Syria, and has lost all strongholds in both nations.