IS

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IS is the commonly used abbreviation for the extremist militant group known as the Islamic State.

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IS canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jihadist organization
militant organization
alsoKnownAs Daesh
ISIL
ISIS
claimedCaliphateOn 2014-06-29
claimedCapital Raqqa
committedCrimeType crimes against humanity
ethnic cleansing
genocide against Yazidis
war crimes
designatedAsTerroristBy Australia
Canada
European Union
Russia
United Kingdom
United Nations
United States
financingMethod extortion
kidnapping for ransom
looting and taxation
oil smuggling
fullName Islamic State
goal establish a caliphate
ideology Salafi jihadism
leaderTitle caliph
lostMostTerritoryBy 2019
operatesIn Afghanistan
Iraq
Middle East
North Africa
Syria
West Africa
opposedBy Iraqi government forces
Kurdish forces
linked to: Kurdish militias

Russian military forces
Syrian government forces
linked to: Syrian Armed Forces

United States-led coalition
originatedAs offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq
precededBy Islamic State of Iraq
linked to: al-Qaeda in Iraq
recruitedFrom foreign fighters
religionClaimed Sunni Islam
usedMedium online recruitment
social media propaganda
usedTactic beheadings
hostage taking
mass executions
suicide bombing
terrorist attacks abroad

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ISIS hasAbbreviation IS