Islamic State - Wikipedia In actuality, ISIS is the canniest of all traders in the flourishing international economy of disaffection: the most resourceful among all those who offer the security of collective identity to isolated and fearful individuals
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) | History, Terrorism, Definition . . . Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a transnational jihad movement that originated among Sunni Iraqis and until 2014 was affiliated with al-Qaeda ISIS declared the establishment of a caliphate amid significant territorial gains in 2014 but lost most of its territory by November 2017
Where ISIS is still active today - NPR The Islamic State lost its territorial stronghold in the Middle East years ago, but its influence didn't disappear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Aaron Zelin about how ISIS looks now
ISIS Fast Facts - CNN Read CNN’s ISIS Fast Facts to learn about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also referred to as ISIL and IS
The Islamic State and Its Affiliates - Congress. gov The Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Da’esh) is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group At its 2015 height, the group controlled large areas of Iraq and Syria from which it launched and inspired attacks in the region and beyond
National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups ISIS grew out of an insurgency in Iraq and Syria, where the group still operates clandestinely In 2004, a network led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi merged with al-Qa‘ida to form ISIS’s predecessor group, al-Qa‘ida in Iraq (AQI), which Zarqawi led until his death in 2006