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[[File:Flag_of_The_Islamic_State_svg.png|thumb|348px|Flag of ISIS]] | [[File:Flag_of_The_Islamic_State_svg.png|thumb|348px|Flag of ISIS]] | ||
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''') is a Sunni jihadist/Salafist [[Militant Islam|militant]] organization that 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 '''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 even '''all three''', is a Sunni jihadist/Salafist [[Militant Islam|militant]] organization that 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 == | ||