Islamic State
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
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Summary
Islamic State is a caliphate[1]. It draws 61,533 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[3]
- Instance of: armed organization[4], Islamic state[5], self-proclaimed state[6], quasi-state[7]
- Capital: Mayadin[8], Al-Qa'im[9], Abu Kamal[10], Rawa[11], Hajin[12], Al-Baghuz Fawqani[13]
- Official language: Arabic[14]
- Currency: Islamic State Dinar[15]
- Founder: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi[16], Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[17]
- Named after: Islamic state[18]
- Headquarters location: Raqqa[19], Mayadin[20], Al-Qa'im[21], Abu Kamal[22], Rawa[23], Hajin[24], Al-Marashidah[25], Al-Baghuz Fawqani[26]
- Flag: Flag of ISIL[27]
- Child organization or unit: Islamic State in Libya[28], Islamic State – Yemen Province[29], Islamic State – Sinai Province[30], Islamic State – Khorasan Province[31], Islamic State – Caucasus Province[32], Islamic State – Najd Province[33], Islamic State – Central Africa Province[34], Islamic State in the Greater Sahara[35], Islamic State in Somalia[36], Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade[37], Islamic State – Algeria Province[38], Abu Sayyaf[39], Boko Haram[40]
- Commons category: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[41]
- Chairperson: Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi[42]
- Country of origin: Iraq[43]
- Inception: 1999[44], October 15, 2006[45], October 17, 2004[46]
- Participated in conflict: Iraq War[47], Iraqi insurgency[48], list of attacks in Iraq during Iraq War and after[49], Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008[50], Syrian Civil War[51]
- Significant event: Fall of Mosul[52], 2014 Northern Iraq offensive[53], Sinjar massacre[54], Kobanî massacre[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[56]
- Inspired by: Ibn Taymiyyah[57]
- Political ideology: Salafi jihadism[58], Islamism[59], Ideology of the Islamic State[60]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[61]
Why It Matters
Islamic State has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 167 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]