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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 '''all three''', is a Sunni jihadist/Salafist [[Militant Islam|militant]] organization. <span>They had a relationship with Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that caused the </span>[[9/11|September 11th terrorist attacks]]<span> until in 2014 when they broke up.</span> | 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 '''all three''', is a Sunni jihadist/Salafist [[Militant Islam|militant]] organization. <span>They had a relationship with Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that caused the </span>[[9/11|September 11th terrorist attacks]]<span> until in 2014 when they broke up.</span> | ||
The group's goal is to establish a worldwide caliphate, with leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as Caliph. ISIS has captured large amounts of land in mostly northeastern, some areas of northwestern, and some southwestern parts of Syria, 1.8/3 of Iraq, and now has expanded beyond Iraq and Syria. | The group's goal is to establish a worldwide caliphate, with leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as Caliph. ISIS has captured large amounts of land in mostly northeastern, some areas of northwestern, and some southwestern parts of Syria, 1.8/3 of Iraq, and now has expanded beyond Iraq and Syria. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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'''Deputy''' '''Leader in Syria''': Abu Ali al-Anbari | '''Deputy''' '''Leader in Syria''': Abu Ali al-Anbari | ||
'''Deputy Leader in Iraq''': Abu Muslim al-Turkmani ''(dead)'' | '''Deputy Leader in Iraq''': Abu Muslim al-Turkmani ''(dead)'' | ||
'''Military Chief''': Abu Suleiman al-Naser | '''Military Chief''': Abu Suleiman al-Naser | ||
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[[Category:Chaotic Evil]] | [[Category:Chaotic Evil]] | ||
[[Category:Outright Villain]] | [[Category:Outright Villain]] | ||