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 organization that has captured large amounts of land in mostly north east and minorly, Some areas of north west with some South West parts of Syria, 1.8/3 of Iraq and Now take on very small Northern Eastern Coast of Libya of Derna.
Overview
Goals
ISIS plans to build an Islamic Caliphate Nation (However the all nations is better Unrecognized ISIS/IS as Terrorist Group) made of both countries and other neighboring nations. It has become the most powerful terrorist organization in the entire Middle East and is the richest in the world, dealing in oil smuggling and human trafficking. It is said to be so extreme that even Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that caused the September 11th terrorist attacks, has reported to be afraid of them. One of the factions in their organization is the Sisters of ISIS, women who had been corrupted by their deception and recruit muslim women to join their cause.
Government
ISIS is a fanatical Islamic DIctatorship that is has established all throughout its territories. Sunni Islam is the only religion allowed and religouss minorities have been reportedly slaughtered and persecuted and any surviving Christians in ISIS Territories are forced to pay ISIS Taxes in oder to survive. At one point in Syria, ISIS had banned children from learning math, social studies, sports, elections and democracy, and subject them to their own teachings. They also showed themselves to be pro-Creationist and anti-Intellectualist, as evidenced when they banned teachers from referencing the Theory of Evolution and that they must say that the laws of physics and chemistry "are due to Allah's laws and rules."
International Involvements
While ISIS is mainly focused in Iraq and Syria, ISIS-Affiliates and other Islamic Terrorist Organizations that have sworn allegiance towards ISIS, have began a campaign in other nations mainly North African States like Libya where they have reported to control of Derna in Northern Libya where ISIS flags on cars and have staged mass executions in Baseball Stadiums. ISIS is reported to be a supporter of Boko Haram in Nigeria as the Boko Haram Leader had the ISIS Flag shown in one of the videos that he's made. Recently, ISIS had staged a mass killing of over 21 Egyptian Copt Christians and had beheaded all of them somewhere on a coastline in Northern Libya. Many other Radical Islamic Terrorist Organizations have sworn alliegence towards ISIS and were even given support by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQPA) which is one of the most dangerous branches of Al-Qaeda and has gotten involved in the Islamic Insurgency in Yemen where they've gained grown and are a competotrr of Al-Qaeda. The Caucuses Emirate based in Chechyna has most of its commanders swear allegience towards ISIS and there are concerns about ISIS getting involved in the Chechen Insurgency.
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Noted members
- "Jihadi George"
- "Jihadi John" aka Mohammed Emwazi
- "Jihadi Paul"
- "Jihadi Ringo"
- Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai, also known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (self-declared caliph; leader)