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{{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"}} | {{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 | 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 [[jihad]]ist/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. | 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. | ||