The Islamic State (IS)[5][7][63] (Arabic: الدولة - TopicsExpress



          

The Islamic State (IS)[5][7][63] (Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية ad-Dawlah l-ʾIslāmiyyah), formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (داعش) (ISIL /ˈaɪsəl/) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS /ˈaɪsɪs/),[a] is a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East. In its self-proclaimed status as a caliphate, it claims religious authority over all Muslims across the world[64] and aspires to bring much of the Muslim-inhabited regions of the world under its political control,[65] beginning with Iraq, Syria and other territory in the Levant region, which includes Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus and part of southern Turkey.[66] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
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