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ISIL reached its peak by early 2015, controlling over 41,000 square miles in Iraq and Syria and ruling over at least eight million people, but by mid-2015 the group had begun losing ground. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Expansion, Caliphate, Terror: From its stronghold in Al-Raqqah, ISIL expanded outward, launching successful ...
The Australian government, under Prime Minister Tony Abbott, adopted Daesh in January 2015. [9] [11] The United States government designated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as the group's primary name, believing "Levant" to be the more accurate translation. [1] [15] [16] It also listed the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS ...
Caliph of the Islamic State. Jihadist flag. Incumbent. Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. since 3 August 2023. Inaugural holder. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Formation. 7 April 2013.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, often abbreviated as "ISIL" and pronounced as such, is a militant Islamist terrorist group. It is also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham, abbreviated as "ISIS" (and pronounced the same as the ancient Egyptian goddess, Isis) or sometimes as just ...
T. January 2016 Tel Aviv shooting. Timeline of the Islamic State (2020) Categories: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Activities by jihadist groups.
When the group changed its name to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and expanded into Syria in April 2013, it claimed nine Syrian provinces, covering most of the country and lying largely along existing provincial boundaries: Al Barakah (al-Hasakah Governorate), Al Khayr (Deir ez-Zor Governorate), Raqqa, Homs, Halab, Idlib, Hamah, Damascus ...
Pages in category "Battles involving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant". The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of wars and battles involving the Islamic State.
