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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 '''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 '''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)''