The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and by its Arabic acronym ...
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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
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