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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
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 – refer to following caption

Map of the Islamic State of Iraq and its provinces on 7th of April, 2007
Ideology Salafism

Anti-Shi'ism[4]Qutbism

Allies  Al-Qaeda[5][6] (until 2013)
Opponents Multi-National Force – Iraq

Iraq
  • Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Shia militias
  • Awakening Councils
  • Islamic Army in Iraq (sometimes)
  • Naqshbandi Army (sometimes)
 Syria

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army (Some groups) Autonomous Administration of North and East SyriaKurdistan Region Kurdish Supreme Committee and allied groups

  • People's Protection Units (YPG)
  • Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
  • Asayish
  • Syriac Military Council (MFS)
  • Sutoro
Battles and wars Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
  • Ramadan Offensive (2006)
  • Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict
  • Battle of Haifa Street
  • Operation Imposing Law
  • Operation Phantom Thunder
  • Battle of Baqubah
  • Diyala campaign
  • Operation Phantom Phoenix
  • Operation Phantom Strike
  • 2008 Abu Kamal raid

Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)

  • Akashat ambush

Syrian Civil War

  • Deir ez-Zor clashes (2011–14)
  • Raqqa campaign (2012–13)
    • Battle of Raqqa
  • Al-Hasakah Governorate campaign (2012–13)
  • 2012–13 escalation of the Syrian Civil War
  • Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
Designated as a terrorist group by  Iraq

 Malaysia
Preceded by

Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (2004 – 2006)

Jama'at Jaish Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah (2004-2006)

Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004 –2006)

Mujahideen Shura Council (2006)
Succeeded by

 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

References

  1. ↑ Gander, Kashmira (7 July 2015). "Isis flag: What do the words mean and what are its origins?". The Independent.
  2. ↑ Haroro Ingram; Craig Whiteside; Charlie Winter (March 2020).
  3. ↑ "Islamic State: The Changing Face of Modern Jihadism" (PDF).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hassan Hassan (13 June 2016).
  5. ↑ Caillet, Romain (27 December 2013).
  6. ↑ Zelin, Aaron Y. (June 2014).
  7. ↑ "Call for Sunni state in Iraq". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  8. ↑

    Islamic State Of Iraq Media

    • Map of the Islamic State of Iraq and its provinces on 7th of April, 2007

    • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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