ISIS forces in Iraq
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ISIS forces in Iraq were the militant units of the Islamic State group that waged a violent insurgency and captured territory across Iraq under jihadist leadership.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insurgent force
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militant group ⓘ |
| capturedTerritoryIn |
Anbar Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Fallujah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Salahuddin Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinjar region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal Afar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedResponsibilityFor |
attacks on Iraqi security forces
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attacks on Shia civilians in Iraq ⓘ attacks on religious minorities in Iraq ⓘ |
| controlled | oil fields in Iraq ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation |
terrorist organization by European Union
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terrorist organization by Iraq ⓘ terrorist organization by United Nations ⓘ terrorist organization by United States ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
NERFINISHED
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insurgency in Iraq ⓘ sectarian violence in Iraq ⓘ terrorist attacks in Iraq ⓘ |
| financedBy |
extortion
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kidnapping for ransom ⓘ looting ⓘ oil smuggling ⓘ |
| goal | establish an Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| leader | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Iran-backed militias in Iraq
ⓘ
Iraqi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdish Peshmerga NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Mobilization Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrated |
ethnic cleansing
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massacres of Yazidis ⓘ sectarian massacres ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod | notably active from 2013 to 2017 ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
car bombings
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improvised explosive devices ⓘ kidnappings ⓘ mass executions ⓘ propaganda videos ⓘ suicide bombings ⓘ urban guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| usedTerrorism | true ⓘ |
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