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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 '''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 '''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- | The group's goal is to establish a worldwide caliphate, with leader [[Abu Bakr al-Baghadi]] 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.and now they have lost most of their territories and their caliph has collapsed completely. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == |