The State of the Islamic Caliphate (known as the Islamic State, IS, ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh), which was declared by self-appointed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has fundamentally altered the reality of the Middle East and threatens to reshuffle the geopolitical cards, change the map of..…
In April 2013, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISI, declared that his group and Al-Nusra had merged under the name Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and later Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ..…
Baghdadi, the founder of the Islamic State, otherwise known as “ISIS” or “ISIL,” oversaw the extrajudicial killings of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Muadh al-Kasasbeh capturing international attention in addition to the slaughtering of hundreds more. . . 0 replies . ..…
The displacements occurred as Afghan forces continue to battle the Taliban and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Daesh, ISIL or ISIS) group. ..…
It later declared its merger with al-Qaida-linked group Syria, known as al-Nusra Front, under the new name of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant .. In June 2014, ISIL, declared the establishment of Islamic rule and changed its name to IS.. ..…
ISI then sought to redefine itself, becoming first Islamic State in Iraq and Syria/Levant (ISIS or ISIL), then simply Islamic State (IS). . ..…
On Sunday morning, United States President Donald Trump made the announcement that the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died after a military raid in Syria. ..…
TEHRAN (FNA)- There’s no credible data to prove a successful American raid took place against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced. . ..…
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