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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'''), or ''' | 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. They had a relationship with Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that caused the [[9/11|September 11th terrorist attacks]] until in 2014 when they broke up. | ||
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 including more than half of Syria and about 1.83/3 of Iraq. The fall of Ramadi has given ISIS a new foothold in Iraq and they have now expanded beyond the two countries | 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 including more than half of Syria and about 1.83/3 of Iraq. The fall of Ramadi has given ISIS a new foothold in Iraq and they have now expanded beyond the two countries | ||
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== Leadership == | == Leadership == | ||
'''Leader''': Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | '''Leader''': Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | ||
'''Deputy''' '''Leader''': Abu Ala al-Afri ''(possibly dead), ''Abu Mutaz al-Qurashis ''(dead)'' | '''Deputy''' '''Leader''': Abu Ala al-Afri ''(possibly dead), ''Abu Mutaz al-Qurashis ''(dead)'' |