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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|map_width= | {{Infobox country|name=Islamic State|native_name=الدولة الإسلامية|image_flag=Flag of Daesh.png|government_type=[[Theocracy]]|image_symbol=Emblem of Daesh.png|image_map=Islamic State map.png|map_width=260|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 | 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 group 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> | ||
== U.S. support == | |||
[[Donald Trump]] murdered two of the most important leaders fighting against the Islamic State: [[Qasem Soleimani]] and [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]|title=Iran at UN: ISIS would be Europe’s neighbor if not for Iran, Syria, Iraq|date=2021-09-23|url=https://multipolarista.com/2021/09/23/iran-un-isis-europe-neighbor/|retrieved=2022-12-04}}</ref> | |||
In June 2021, Trump's successor [[Joe Biden|Biden]] bombed facilities in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] and [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] used by [[Hezbollah]], which was responsible for defeating ISIS.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sameena Rahman|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Why is the Biden administration bombing the people who beat back ISIS?|date=2021-06-29|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/why-is-the-biden-administration-bombing-the-people-who-beat-back-isis/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203133713/https://www.liberationnews.org/why-is-the-biden-administration-bombing-the-people-who-beat-back-isis/|archive-date=2022-12-03}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 8 August 2023
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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 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.