Islamic State of Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq was a Al-Qaeda offshoot in Iraq. It fought against the US army during the Iraqi civil war. The goal of the group was to overthrow the secular Iraqi government setup by George W. Bush and form a Islamic state in Iraq. The group originates from Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad which was created by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and later pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda. However when Abu Omar al-Baghdadi came to power, he dissolved Al-Qaeda in Iraq and replacing it with the Islamic State of Iraq.[7][8]
Islamic State of Iraq | |
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دولة العراق الإسلامية Dawlat al-ʿIrāq al-ʾIslāmiyyah | |
Leaders | Abu Omar al-Baghdadi † (2006–2010) Leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri † (2006–2010) War minister and Prime minister Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2010–2013) Leader |
Dates of operation | 15 October 2006 – 8 April 2013[2] |
Merger of | |
Active regions | Map of the Islamic State of Iraq and its provinces on 7th of April, 2007 |
Ideology | Salafism |
Allies | Al-Qaeda[5][6] (until 2013)
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Opponents | Multi-National Force – Iraq Iraq
Free Syrian Army (Some groups) Kurdish Supreme Committee and allied groups
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Battles and wars | Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
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Designated as a terrorist group by | Iraq Malaysia |
References
- ↑ Gander, Kashmira (7 July 2015). "Isis flag: What do the words mean and what are its origins?". The Independent.
- ↑ Haroro Ingram; Craig Whiteside; Charlie Winter (March 2020).
- ↑ "Islamic State: The Changing Face of Modern Jihadism" (PDF).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hassan Hassan (13 June 2016).
- ↑ Caillet, Romain (27 December 2013).
- ↑ Zelin, Aaron Y. (June 2014).
- ↑ "Call for Sunni state in Iraq". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ↑
Islamic State Of Iraq Media
US Marines in Ramadi, May 2006, conducting a snap vehicle checkpoint patrol to disrupt insurgent activity
US soldiers and Sunni Arab tribesmen scan for enemy activity in a farm field in southern Arab Jibor, January 2008
Perkoski, Evan (2022). "5: Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State". Divided, Not Conquered: How Rebels Fracture and Splinters Behave. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 158, 159. ISBN 9780197627075.
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