The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist group and a former unrecognised quasi-state. Wikipedia
Leaders: Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi and Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi (Deputy leader in Iraq)
Founded: April 2013