Islamic State

Islamic State; الدولة الإسلامية
	Flag Coat of arms
	Territory controlled by the Islamic State in May 2015
Government	Theocracy

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The Islamic State (IS), 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 terrorist group in Western Asia. It is funded by Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.^[1]

U.S. support

Donald Trump murdered two of the most important leaders fighting against the Islamic State: Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.^[2]

In June 2021, Trump's successor Biden bombed facilities in Iraq and Syria used by Hezbollah, which was responsible for defeating ISIS.^[3]

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.
↑ Ben Norton (2021-09-23). "Iran at UN: ISIS would be Europe’s neighbor if not for Iran, Syria, Iraq" Multipolarista. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
↑ Sameena Rahman (2021-06-29). "Why is the Biden administration bombing the people who beat back ISIS?" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03.

[1] 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.

[2] Ben Norton (2021-09-23). "Iran at UN: ISIS would be Europe’s neighbor if not for Iran, Syria, Iraq" Multipolarista. Retrieved 2022-12-04.

[3] Sameena Rahman (2021-06-29). "Why is the Biden administration bombing the people who beat back ISIS?" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03.

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