As alsham is a region often compared with the levant or greater syria, the groups name has been variously translated as islamic state of iraq and alsham, islamic state of iraq and syria both abbreviated as isis, or islamic state of iraq and the levant abbreviated as isil. Albaghdadi rebranded the outfit as the islamic state of iraq and levant in april 20 freemen, 2014. Visualizing the spatiotemporal patterns of the islamic. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil poses a clear threat to the people of iraq and syria, and to the broader middle east, as well as u. Jun 19, 2014 but the united states government and several news agencies call it the islamic state in iraq and the levant, or i.
It operates in libya, nigeria, syria and a small part of northern iraq. The branches were formed on november 2014, following pledges of allegiance to isil leader abu bakr albaghdadi by militants in libya. The islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as the islamic state of iraq and syria officially known as the islamic state is and also known by its. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil has been described as the. Suggested citation kfir, isaac, social identity group and human in security the case of islamic state in iraq and the levant isis september 8, 2014. Iraq washsham wilayah aljazaer is a branch of the militant islamist group islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, active in algeria. The military campaign against the islamic state in iraq and.
A fighter of the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil holds an isil flag and a weapon on a street in the city of mosul, june 23, 2014. Fact sheet the evolution of the islamic state of iraq and the. Social identity group and human insecurity the case of. The islamic state of iraq and the levant sinai province is a militant islamist group active in the sinai peninsula of egypt. The rise and fall of isis hague centre for strategic studies. Fact sheet the evolution of the islamic state of iraq and. After former egyptian president mohamed morsi was deposed in the 20 egyptian coup. The selfproclaimed islamic state is a militant sunni movement that has conquered territory in western iraq, eastern syria, and libya, from which it has tried to establish the caliphate, claiming. Pdf islamic state of iraq and the levant paolo palumbo. In october 2014 the financial action task force fatf agreed to launch a fourmonth project to understand the financing of the isation islamic state in iraq and the levant terrorist organ hereinafter isil. The global coalition to counter the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, also referred to as the counterisil coalition or counterdaesh coalition, is a usled group of nations and nonstate actors that have committed to work together under a common, multifaceted, and longterm strategy to degrade and defeat isil daesh.
Report on the protection of civilians in the armed. Abu mohammad algolani rejected this merger and eventually the dispute was raised to the new head of al qaeda, ayman alzawahiri, who ordered the two groups to get along. This article intends to shed light over the reasons for the rise and strengthening of the jihadist group isil the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its activities in syria and iraq as well as how the administration of the life of millions. In partial fulfillment of the graduation requirements. With its multipronged assault across central and northern iraq in the past one and a half weeks, the islamic state of iraq and the levant isis has taken over from the al. By november 2017 the group was considered effectively defeated. Islamic state of iraq and sham or levant isis 4 and iraq against it. Identifying and structuring the objectives of the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil and its followers article pdf available in decision analysis 1. Fezzan province in the desert south, cyrenaica province in the east, and tripolitania province in the west. Islamic state of iraq and the levant sinai province.
Ansar bait almaqdis has been part of the sinai insurgency and had been especially active in the sinai since 2011 after the deterioration of security there, focusing its efforts on israel and the arab gas pipeline to jordan. Pdf identifying and structuring the objectives of the islamic state. Islamic state in iraq and the levant isis, al qaeda, iraq, syria, abu musab alzarqawi, osama bin laden suggested citation. Isis islamic state of iraq and syria, also known as isil islamic state of iraq and the levant, is a sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all muslims. On june 29, 2014, the islamic state in iraq and the levant isil declared a caliphate in territories it holds in iraq and syria. Isil islamic state of iraq and the levant or daesh. Relationships 20042014 isil relationships, 20042014 negative relationships that were previously positive 1 the group currently known as islamic state of iraq and the levant isil was originally founded by abu musab alzarqawi. Islamic state of iraq and the levant, a product of the u. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, ipa. The groups goal is to establish an islamic caliphate in iraq and syria and eventually spread its influence globally. Jul 01, 2015 three approaches to center of gravity analysis. Islamic state, terrorism, jihadism, is funding, syria, iraq.
Rand terrorism experts have analyzed the groups financing, management. It was inspired by al qaida but later publicly expelled from it. Islamic state of iraq and the levant khorasan province. View islamic state of iraq and the levant research papers on academia. The levant is a broad geographical region that includes syria, lebanon, palestine, israel and jordan. Policy congressional research service summary the islamic state is, aka the islamic state of iraq and the levant, isilisis, or the arabic acronym daesh is a transnational sunni islamist insurgent and terrorist group that controlled large areas of iraq and syria from 2014 through 2017. Levant isil,1 propose a context in which isil should.
Islamic state of iraq has been an influential actor in the ongoing conflict in syria. Strategy to counter the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil poses a clear threat to the people of iraq and syria, and to the broader middle east, as well as u. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil has been described as the wealthiest terrorist group in history. Islamic state of iraq and the levant algeria province. Pdf identifying and structuring the objectives of the.
From seizing control of banks to extortion to trafficking oil and oilrelated products, isil has diversified its revenue streams to amass a significant war chest, which it uses to fund its organization. The evolution of the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil. Identifying and structuring the objectives of the islamic. Dabiq itself state s the magazine is for the purposes of unitarianism. Army training and doctrine command g2 ace threats integration, dated february 2016. The islamic state of iraq and the levant algeria province isilap. The article discusses the urban strategy of the islamic state of iraq and the levant 20142015 in the region of its primary action between the years 2014 to 2015. Hearing hearings united states commitee on armed services. Left unchecked, isil could pose a growing threat beyond the region, including to the u.
This start fact sheet examines the evolution of the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil by enumerating the relationships the terrorist organization has held since 2004. This acronym stands for islamic state of iraq and the levant. Understanding the islamic state and principles for defeating it. Isil announced the groups formation on 23 june 2015 and.
Originally an affiliate of alqaeda, isil declared the establishment of a caliphate amid significant territorial gains in 2014. Ideology of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. Islamic state of iraq and the levant isis and the takeover. The article analyzes how the organization uses its dominion over territories to build. Isil announced the groups formation on 23 june 2015 and appointed rustam asildarov as its leader.
Islamic state of iraq and the levant public intelligence. Iraq washsham wilayah khorasan is a branch of the militant islamist group islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, active in afghanistan and pakistan. With its multipronged assault across central and northern iraq in the past one and a half weeks, the islamic state of iraq and the levant isis has taken over from the alqaida organisation founded by osama bin laden as the most powerful and effective extreme jihadi group in the world. Islamic state of iraq and levant every day youtube. Arab public opinion a coalition of 60 countries led by the united states began air strikes against the group known as the islamic state in iraq and the levant isil. Islamic state of iraq and the levant research papers. Alsham is the levant or the land at the eastern end of the mediterranean, hence isil. Islamic state of iraq and the levant drakulas blog. Brief overview of the islamic state of iraq and the levant the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil is a sunni insurgent group that controls about 65,500 square miles of syria and iraq and a population of about six million people.
The military campaign against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. In general, the group has followed the policy of annihilating any resistance to its authority by terrorising other rebels groups, civil activists and journalists with cruel methods. The islamic state of iraq and the levant is a militant islamist group active in libya under three branches. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Financial futures of the islamic state of iraq and the.
This knowledge is crucial in order to determine how fatf and the international community can choke off isil funding. Islamic state of iraq and the levant or syria or sham. Islamic state is is a radical sunni islamist militant group that has seized large swathes of territory in eastern syria and across northern and western iraq. Dec 02, 2015 islamic state is is a radical sunni islamist militant group that has seized large swathes of territory in eastern syria and across northern and western iraq. Islamic state in iraq and syria isis european parliament. Relations with the islamic world analysis paper no.
Download pdf 758kb fatfs report on the financing of the financing of the terrorist organisation islamic state in iraq and the levant isil analyses how this terrorist organisation generates and uses its funding. The rise and fall of the islamic state of iraq and alsham. The islamic state in iraq and the levant isis is so hardline that it was disavowed by alqaidas leader, ayman alzawahiri led by an iraqi called abu bakr al. Islamic state of iraq and the levant yemen province. The al qaeda branch based in iraq was closely involved in the formation and.
Islamic state of iraq and the levant wikimili, the best. Pdf the territorial control strategy of the islamic. The article islamic state of iraq and the levant, along with other articles relating to the syrian civil war and the islamic state of iraq and the levant, is currently subject to active communityauthorised discretionary sanctions. Abu umar albaghdadi and abu hamza almuhajir both insisted that the islamic state of iraq was not simply a new name for al qaeda in iraq, but was an actual state. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil has risen to prominence as a danger to peace and a regional threat with global impact. State of iraq and the levant isil and its followers. Isis, islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, daesh the arabic. Plansefforts to train, advise, and assist the iraqi army to defeat the islamic state of iraq and the levant. Iraq washsham wilayat alyaman is a branch of the militant islamist group islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, active in yemen. Security forces isf and affiliated armed groups and the socalled islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, and from acts of terrorism committed in. Islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, or islamic state in iraq and syria isis, or islamic state, is is a sunni jihadist militant group. It was first published in july 2014 in a number of different languages including english. State of iraq and the levant isil, a name that holds symbolic meaning and is. Islamic state of iraq and the levant drakulas blog pdf.
In 20, isi announced a merger with jabhat alnusrah, forming the islamic state of iraq and alsham isis or isil. This perception comes, in large measure, because of its successes in syria and then a rapid takeover of northern iraq. Its military victories are largely due to successful. Throughout its existence, isis has been called several names, including. Islamic state of iraq and the levant simple english. Abubaker albaghdadi, who was of iraqi origin, was announced as the new leader by the outfit after the killing of the former commander, masri, by the us and iraqi forces. Financing of the terrorist organisation islamic state in iraq and fatf.
This report describes the likely evolution of islamic state of iraq and the levant finances under three scenarios. The islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, also known as the islamic state of iraq and syria isis,officially known as the islamic state is and also known by its arabiclanguage acronym daesh is a terrorist militant group and a former unrecognised proto state that follows a fundamentalist, salafi jihadist doctrine of sunni islam. Mar 01, 2016 identifying and structuring the objectives of the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil and its followers article pdf available in decision analysis 1. Aldawla alislamiya fi al iraq wa alsham, provided an opportunity for the islamic state of iraq isi to establish a safe haven. This study identifies how funds are raised, moved and ultimately used by isil. When other iraq based salafi factions like the islamic army in iraq refused to recognize it as a state and give it their allegiance, abu umar albaghdadi called them sinners. This site is like a library, you could find million book. The islamic state is, aka the islamic state of iraq and the levant, isilisis, or the arabic acronym daesh is a transnational sunni islamist insurgent and terrorist group that controlled large areas of iraq and syria from 2014 through 2017. Islamic state in iraq and the levant and the alnusrah front for the people of the levant.
The islamic state of iraq and the levant yemen province isilyp. Alnusrah never appears never to have accepted the merger. Islamic state of iraq and the levant in libya wikipedia. Read online islamic state of iraq and the levant drakulas blog book pdf free download link book now. The evolution of the islamic state of iraq and the levant.
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