Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

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Salafi-jihadist group jihadist militant group non-state armed group terrorist organization

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a jihadist militant group and former self-proclaimed caliphate known for its extreme violence, terrorist attacks, and control of territory in Iraq and Syria during the 2010s.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 70
ISIL 12
Islamic State 11

Statements (87)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Salafi-jihadist group ⓘ
jihadist militant group ⓘ
non-state armed group ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ
capitalClaimed Raqqa ⓘ
claimedCaliphate 2014 ⓘ
committedCrime crimes against humanity ⓘ
genocide against Yazidis (as recognized by several bodies) ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
controlledCity Fallujah ⓘ
Mosul ⓘ
Raqqa ⓘ
Tikrit ⓘ
controlledTerritoryPeak large areas of eastern Syria ⓘ
large areas of northern and western Iraq ⓘ
dateFounded 2013 ⓘ
declaredCaliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ⓘ
designatedTerroristBy Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

many other countries ⓘ
emergedFrom Iraqi insurgency (post-2003) ⓘ
Syrian Civil War ⓘ
financingMethod extortion ⓘ
kidnapping for ransom ⓘ
looting ⓘ
oil smuggling ⓘ
taxation in controlled areas ⓘ
foundedBy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ⓘ
surface form: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (as ISIS/ISIL)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ⓘ
surface form: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (ideological and organizational predecessor)
goal establishment of a caliphate ⓘ
implementation of its interpretation of Sharia law ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Daesh

IS ⓘ
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ISIL

ISIS ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
surface form: Islamic State

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
hasBranch Islamic State – Khorasan Province ⓘ
Islamic State – Libya Province ⓘ
Islamic State – Sinai Province ⓘ
Islamic State – West Africa Province ⓘ
Islamic State – Yemen Province ⓘ
hasEnglishName Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-link ⓘ
hasLeader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ⓘ
surface form: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (until 2019)

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022) ⓘ
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022) ⓘ
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (reported successor) ⓘ
hasNativeName Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام
hasPredecessor al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ
surface form: Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Islamic State of Iraq
ideology Islamic extremism ⓘ
Salafi jihadism ⓘ
Salafism ⓘ
Wahhabism ⓘ
surface form: Wahhabism (claimed)
knownFor beheadings ⓘ
destruction of cultural heritage ⓘ
mass killings ⓘ
suicide bombings ⓘ
terrorist attacks worldwide ⓘ
use of social media for recruitment ⓘ
lostLastTerritoryInSyria 2019 ⓘ
operatesIn Afghanistan ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
opposedBy Iran-led regional axis ⓘ
surface form: Iran-backed militias

Government of Iraq ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi government

Kurdish forces ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Syrian government ⓘ
United States-led coalition ⓘ
recruitsFrom foreign fighters ⓘ
local Sunni populations in Iraq and Syria ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form: Sunni Islam (claimed)
territorialPeakYear 2014 ⓘ
usesTactic guerrilla warfare ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ
online recruitment ⓘ
propaganda ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ

Referenced by (128)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Shader → belligerentTarget → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
Second Libyan Civil War → involvedOrganization → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya
Syrian Civil War → hasMainBelligerent → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Syrian Civil War → hasTerroristDesignation → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
al-Qaeda in Iraq → successor → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq
al-Qaeda in Iraq → successor → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
al-Qaeda in Iraq → transformedInto → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq
Operation Inherent Resolve → hasMainOpponent → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
Operation Inherent Resolve → hasMainOpponent → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: ISIL
Operation Inherent Resolve → hasMainOpponent → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daesh
2017 Manchester Arena bombing → claimedBy → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
2017 Manchester Arena bombing → abbreviation → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: ISIL
Hatra → damagedBy → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions → participant → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasAbbreviation → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ISIL
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasAbbreviation → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daesh
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasNativeName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasEnglishName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-link ⓘ
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasAlternativeName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasAlternativeName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → hasPredecessor → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq
Islamic State – Khorasan Province → parentOrganization → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria → inConflictWith → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battle of Derna → hasParticipant → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Deir ez-Zor → controlledByDuringConflict → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Syrian Arab Army → primaryOpponentInSyrianCivilWar → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Syrian opposition → conflictWith → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces → opposedBy → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
subject surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Russian military intervention in Syria → targetedGroup → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Jabhat al-Nusra → opposed → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battle of Raqqa → combatant → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battle of Raqqa → previousControl → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battle of Kobani → belligerent → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battle of Kobani → opponent → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
ISIS → hasFullName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
ISIS → hasFullName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham
ISIS → hasAbbreviation → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: ISIL
ISIS → hasAbbreviation → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daesh
ISIS → hasAlternativeName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
ISIS → hasAlternativeName → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State
al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers → hasSuccessor → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq
al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers → hasSuccessor → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers → evolvedInto → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: ISIL
al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers → evolvedInto → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State group
Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn → mergedInto → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi → memberOf → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi → founded → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: self-proclaimed Islamic State caliphate
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara → partOf → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara → affiliateOf → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State
Islamism → associatedWith → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant