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Islamic State of Iraq

Flag and logo of the Islamic State of Iraq
Name   
 
Islamic State of Iraq
WarIraq War
CaptionFlag and logo of the Islamic State of Iraq
ActiveOctober 15, 2006 - Present
IdeologySunni Islam|leaders=Abu Omar al-Baghdadi  
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husseini al-Qurashi
HeadquartersBaqubah
AreaIraq
Strength12,000+ (2006)
1,000+ (2008)
AlliesAl-Qaeda
OpponentsIraqi security forces
United States Armed Forces
British Armed Forces
Awakening Councils
BattlesIraq war

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The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI, ), is an umbrella organization of a number Iraqi insurgency groups established on October 15 2006.

The group is composed of and supported by a variety of insurgency groups, including its predecessor, the Mujahideen Shura Council, Al-Qaeda, Jeish al-Fatiheen, Jund al-Sahaba, Katbiyan Ansar Al-Tawhid wal Sunnah, Jeish al-Taiifa al-Mansoura, etc, and other clans whose population is of Sunni faith.

It aims to establish a caliphate in the Sunni dominated regions of Iraq.

It claims a presence in the governorates of Baghdad, Al Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah ad Din, Ninawa, and parts of Babil and Wasit, etc. It initially claimed Baqubah as its capital.


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