IS
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IS is the commonly used abbreviation for the extremist militant group known as the Islamic State.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jihadist organization
ⓘ
militant organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Daesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISIL NERFINISHED ⓘ ISIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedCaliphateOn | 2014-06-29 ⓘ |
| claimedCapital | Raqqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committedCrimeType |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
ethnic cleansing ⓘ genocide against Yazidis ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristBy |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financingMethod |
extortion
ⓘ
kidnapping for ransom ⓘ looting and taxation ⓘ oil smuggling ⓘ |
| fullName | Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | establish a caliphate ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | caliph ⓘ |
| lostMostTerritoryBy | 2019 ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Iraqi government forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian military forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ |
| precededBy | Islamic State of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | foreign fighters ⓘ |
| religionClaimed | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
online recruitment
ⓘ
social media propaganda ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
beheadings
ⓘ
hostage taking ⓘ mass executions ⓘ suicide bombing ⓘ terrorist attacks abroad ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.