Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

E41227

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.

Aliases (7)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ×10
ISIL ×3
Islamic State of Iraq ×3
Daesh ×2
Islamic State ×2
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya ×1
الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام ×1

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 → 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 (as ISIS/ISIL) → Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (ideological and organizational predecessor) →
goal	establishment of a caliphate → implementation of its interpretation of Sharia law →
hasAbbreviation	Daesh → IS → ISIL → ISIS →
hasAlternativeName	Islamic State → 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 →
hasLeader	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	الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام →
hasPredecessor	Al-Qaeda in Iraq → Islamic State of Iraq →
ideology	Islamic extremism → Salafi jihadism → Salafism → 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-backed militias → Iraqi government → Kurdish forces → Russia → Syrian government → United States-led coalition →
recruitsFrom	foreign fighters → local Sunni populations in Iraq and Syria →
religion	Sunni Islam (claimed) →
territorialPeakYear	2014 →
usesTactic	guerrilla warfare → insurgency → online recruitment → propaganda → terrorism →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Inherent Resolve → Operation Inherent Resolve ("ISIL") → Operation Inherent Resolve ("Daesh") →	hasMainOpponent
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("ISIL") → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("Daesh") →	hasAbbreviation
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") → Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("Islamic State") →	hasAlternativeName
al-Qaeda in Iraq ("Islamic State of Iraq") → al-Qaeda in Iraq ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	successor
2017 Manchester Arena bombing ("ISIL") →	abbreviation
Operation Shader →	belligerentTarget
2017 Manchester Arena bombing ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	claimedBy
Deir ez-Zor ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	controlledByDuringConflict
Hatra ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	damagedBy
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria →	hasEnglishName
Syrian Civil War ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	hasMainBelligerent
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام") →	hasNativeName
Battle of Derna ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	hasParticipant
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("Islamic State of Iraq") →	hasPredecessor
Syrian Civil War ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	hasTerroristDesignation
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	inConflictWith
Second Libyan Civil War ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya") →	involvedOrganization
Islamic State – Khorasan Province ("Islamic State") →	parentOrganization
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions ("Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant") →	participant
al-Qaeda in Iraq ("Islamic State of Iraq") →	transformedInto