The Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh. Names abound for the jihadist group and self-proclaimed Islamic Caliphate controlling key areas in Iraq and Syria. ISIS is the new face of global terror with its acolytes carrying out attacks
The Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh. Names abound for the jihadist group and self-proclaimed Islamic Caliphate controlling key areas in Iraq and Syria. ISIS is the new face of global terror with its acolytes carrying out attacks across the Middle East and Europe.
Spawned at the turn of the millennium in Iraq, ISIS rose to prominence in 2014 after the group wrestled key areas of Iraq from government forces. Today the militant group controls territories in Iraq and Syria, and through its affiliates, also in North Africa, Afghanistan and small parts of Nigeria. Some 5 to 8 million people live under the rule of ISIS -and Islamic sharia law- in these areas. A US-led global coalition hammers ISIS positions with airstrikes con