AT THE HEART OF THE FIGHTING
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State (IS), and by its acronym in Arabic of Daesh (Arabic, داعش, pronounced dāʿish), is a United Nations designated terrorist organisation. It follows an Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihad and is in allegience with Al-Qaeda. It originated in 1999 as Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (The Organisation of Monotheism and Jihad) before adopting its current name in 2014; and was active in the Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) and the Syrian Civil War (2011–present). It is currently led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri). Iraqi intelligence obtained information in 2014 that ISIL had assets worth US$2 billion, although this figure is contested.
US Special Forces deployed against Islamic State in Syria in an attack aimed at capturing key personnel, according to the Washington Post. Witnesses in al-Kubar, a village in Deir al-Zour […]
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» Read moreBritish forces have continued to conduct air operations in the fight against Daesh The RAF continued air strikes against Daesh targets throughout December 2016. The latest in a series of […]
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