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Bookmark or Share- Islamic State of Iraq - WikipediaThe Islamic State of Iraq (ISI; Arabic: دولة العراق الإسلامية Dawlat al-ʿIrāq al-ʾIslāmiyyah) was a Salafi jihadist militant organization that fought the forces of the U.S.-led coalition during the Iraqi insurgency. The organization aimed to overthrow the Iraqi federal government and establish an Islamic state governed by Sharia law in Iraq.
- Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Encyclopedia BritannicaIslamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), transnational Sunni insurgent group operating primarily in western Iraq and eastern Syria.
- Timeline: the Rise, Spread, and Fall of the Islamic StateOct. 15-Oct. 17: The U.S. conducts more than 30 airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte, backing pro-government forces in the battle to push into the ISIS’s last stronghold. Oct. 21-22: ISIS fighters launch an attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing 18 security force members and power station workers.
- History of the Islamic State - WikipediaISI participated in the Iraqi insurgency between 2006 and 2011 that sought the end of US occupation of Iraq. In 2010, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was killed during a military raid by US forces near Tikrit, paving the way for the succession of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who became the second Emir of ISI.
- ISIS ‑ Leaders, Beheadings & Definition - HISTORYThe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—also know as ISIS or ISIL—is a jihadist militant group and terrorist organization that formed in 1999.
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