Islamic State

Salafi jihadist militant Islamist group

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 Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist group and a former unrecognised quasi-state. Its origins were in the Jai'sh al-Taifa al-Mansurah organization founded by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in 2004, which fought alongside al-Qaeda during the Iraqi insurgency. The group gained global prominence in 2014, when its militants successfully captured large territories in northwestern Iraq and eastern Syria, taking advantage of the ongoing Syrian civil war. By the end of 2015, it ruled an area with an estimated population of twelve million people, where it enforced its extremist interpretation of Islamic law, managed an annual budget exceeding US$1 billion, and commanded more than 30,000 fighters.

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The Islamic State group behind the attack on the Crocus music venue near Moscow has also sought recruits in Britain, it can be disclosed.
Credit: Sky News - Published 3 days ago

An expert has told Sky News the attack on a Moscow concert hall is consistent with Islamic State.
Credit: Sky News - Published 3 days ago

The student was detained three days after the ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested..
Credit: DNA - Published 5 days ago

An IIT-Guwahati student who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday, a senior official..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned the UK should "absolutely" be concerned about the threat of Islamic State following the terror attack in Moscow.
Credit: Sky News - Published 5 days ago

The Russian Embassy in India opened an online book of condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow, where 133 people were..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

Vladimir Putin has linked the deadliest attack in Russia for years to Ukraine - despite a branch of Islamic State claiming responsibility.
Credit: Sky News - Published 5 days ago

The ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is designated as a terrorist organization by numerous countries and international organizations, including the United..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago

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