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{{Infobox country|name=Islamic State|native_name=الدولة الإسلامية|image_flag=Flag of Daesh.png|image_symbol=Emblem of Daesh.png|image_map=Islamic State map.png}} | {{Infobox country|name=Islamic State|native_name=الدولة الإسلامية|image_flag=Flag of Daesh.png|image_symbol=Emblem of Daesh.png|image_map=Islamic State map.png|map_width=290|map_caption=Territory controlled by the Islamic State in May 2015}} | ||
The '''Islamic State''', also known as the '''Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant''' ('''ISIL'''), '''Daesh''', or the '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' ('''ISIS'''), is a [[far-right]] Sunni Islam fundamentalist polity in [[Western Asia]]. It is funded by [[State of Kuwait|Kuwait]], [[State of Qatar|Qatar]], and [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Josh Rogin|newspaper=The Daily Beast|title=America's Allies Are Funding ISIS|date=2017-04-14|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-allies-are-funding-isis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714213419/https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-allies-are-funding-isis|archive-date=2022-07-14|retrieved=2022-07-31}}</ref> | The '''Islamic State''', also known as the '''Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant''' ('''ISIL'''), '''Daesh''', or the '''Islamic State of Iraq and Syria''' ('''ISIS'''), is a [[far-right]] Sunni Islam fundamentalist polity in [[Western Asia]]. It is funded by [[State of Kuwait|Kuwait]], [[State of Qatar|Qatar]], and [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Josh Rogin|newspaper=The Daily Beast|title=America's Allies Are Funding ISIS|date=2017-04-14|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-allies-are-funding-isis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714213419/https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-allies-are-funding-isis|archive-date=2022-07-14|retrieved=2022-07-31}}</ref> |
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Territory controlled by the Islamic State in May 2015 |
The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Daesh, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is a far-right Sunni Islam fundamentalist polity in Western Asia. It is funded by Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.[1]
References
- ↑ Josh Rogin (2017-04-14). "America's Allies Are Funding ISIS" The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-31.