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    ISIS was founded in 1999 by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as al-Qaeda in Iraq. After al-Zarqawi's death in 2006, the group established the Islamic State of Iraq led by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri until their deaths in 2010, when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the leader. ISIS controls territory in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan and has official branches in those countries as well as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria, and Afghanistan. It is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has between 15,000-31,000 fighters with territorial claims in Iraq and Syria.

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    ISIS was founded in 1999 by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as al-Qaeda in Iraq. After al-Zarqawi's death in 2006, the group established the Islamic State of Iraq led by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri until their deaths in 2010, when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the leader. ISIS controls territory in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan and has official branches in those countries as well as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria, and Afghanistan. It is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has between 15,000-31,000 fighters with territorial claims in Iraq and Syria.

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    ISIS was founded in 1999 by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as al-Qaeda in Iraq. After al-Zarqawi's death in 2006, the group established the Islamic State of Iraq led by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Abu Ayyub al-Masri until their deaths in 2010, when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the leader. ISIS controls territory in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan and has official branches in those countries as well as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria, and Afghanistan. It is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has between 15,000-31,000 fighters with territorial claims in Iraq and Syria.

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    ISIS was founded in 1999 by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and has since expanded its control over parts of Iraq, Syria and other countries. It is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has numerous military commanders.

    ISIS was founded in 1999 by Jordanian radical Abu Musab al-Zarqawi under the name Jamāʻat al- Tawḥīd wa -al- Jihād.

    Some of the main leaders of ISIS include Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Abu Fatima Al-Jaheishi, Abu Ali Al-Anbari, and Abu Omar al-Shishani.

    ISIS

    ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA


    Historical name

    ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI named it in 1999 as Jama at al-Tawid wa-alJihad (The Organization of Monotheism and Jihad).

    In October 2004, Al-Zarqawi swore loyalty to Osama Bin Laden, he


    reamed the group to Tan im Qaidat al Jihad fi bilad al-Radidayn ("The
    Organization of Jihad's Base in Mesopotamia)

    History

    Founded in 1999 by Jordanian radical Abu Musab al-Zarqawi under the


    name Jamat al-Tawd wa-al-Jihd.

    After al-Zarqawi was killed in June 2006, the Mujahideen Shura Council
    merged in October 2006 with several more insurgent factions to
    establish ad-Dawlah al-Iraq al-Islamiyah, also known as the Islamic
    State of Iraq (ISI). [66] The ISI was led by Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and
    Abu Ayyub al-Masri, [67] until they were killed in a USIraqi operation
    in April 2010, after which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the group's
    leader.

    Groups

    Libyan Province
    Sinai Province
    Yemen Province
    Algerian Province
    Khorasan Province
    West Africa Province
    Caucasus Province

    Leaders
    Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
    The leader of the Sunni militant jihadist organization known as the Islamic
    State of Iraq and the Levant, which controls territory in western Iraq, Syria,
    Libya and Afghanistan.
    Born: July 28, 1971 (age 45), Samarra, Iraq
    Parents: Awad Ibrahim Ali
    Spouse: Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Dulaimi, Israa Rajab Mahal Al-Qaisi
    Education: Iraqi University, University of Baghdad

    Abu Fatima Al-Jaheishi - Deputy Leader in Iraq


    Abu Ali Al-Anbari - Deputy Leader in Syria
    Abdel baqer al-najdi - Deputy Leader in Libya
    Abu Saleh al-obaidi - military chief
    Abu Arkan al-ameri Head of Chura Council

    Abu Mohammad al-Adnani


    Spokesperson of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
    Taha Subhi Falaha, known as Abu Muhammad al-Adnani al-Shami, was the
    official spokesperson and a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the
    Levant. He was described as the chief of its external operations. Wikipedia
    Born: 1977, Binnish, Syria
    Died: August 30, 2016, Aleppo, Syria
    Parents: Khadija Hamed

    Abu Omar al-Shishani


    Military Commander
    Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, known by his nom de guerre Abu Omar
    al-Shishani or Omar al-Shishani, was a Georgian Kist jihadist who served as a
    commander for the Islamic State in Syria, and previously as a sergeant in the
    Georgian Army. Wikipedia
    Born: 1986, Soviet Union
    Died: March 2016, Al-Shirqat, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
    Service/branch: Military activity of ISIL
    Rank: Commander
    Parents: Teimuraz Batirashvili

    Area of Operations
    Areas of control as of August 24, 2016, in the Iraqi, Syrian,
    and Lebanese conflicts:
    Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
    Iraqi government
    Syrian government
    Lebanese government
    Iraqi Kurdistan forces
    Syrian Kurdistan forces
    Syrian opposition forces
    al-Nusra Front
    Hezbollah

    Strength
    Inside Syria and Iraq
    200,000[29] (Kurdish claim in 2014)
    100,000[30] (Jihadist claim in 2014)
    20,00031,000[31] (CIA estimate in 2014)
    19,00025,000[32] [33] (CIA estimate in early 2016)
    15,00020,000 (Estimate given by US officials in late 2016)[34]
    Outside Syria and Iraq
    32,60057,900 (See Military of ISIL for more detailed estimates.)
    Estimated total
    47,600257,900

    Territorial claims and international presence


    In Iraq and Syria, ISIL uses many of those countries' existing governorate
    boundaries to subdivide its claimed territory; it calls these
    divisions wilayah or provinces.[220] As of June 2015, it had established official
    branches in Libya, Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Algeria,
    Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and the North Caucasus.[221] Outside Iraq and
    Syria, it controls territory only in Sinai, Afghanistan, and Libya.[48] ISIL also
    has members in Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey & Israel, but does not
    have official branches in those areas.

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