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The origins of the Islamic State group can be traced back to three main organizations. Earliest of these was the " Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād " ( transl. "The Organisation of Monotheism and Jihad" ) organization, founded by the Jihadist leader Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi in Jordan in 1999.
On 7 June 2017, ISIL claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iranian Parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini. [20] The attack was confirmed to have left 16 dead and was the first instance of an ISIL attack within Iran's borders. There are worries about the implications of this attack on President Hassan Rouhani's "moderation ...
A day later, Al-Qaeda's general command issued a public statement condemning the attacks and officially terminating all relations with the ISIL group. [26] [17] In March 2014, ISIL and Al-Nusra Front fought the Battle of Markada. In parallel, ISIL initiated ground assaults across Deir ez-Zor countryside, which were repelled by Al-Nusra Front ...
Islamic states which are not Islamic monarchies are usually referred to as Islamic republics, [16] such as the islamic republics of Iran, [17] Pakistan and Mauritania. Pakistan adopted the title under the constitution of 1956; Mauritania adopted it on 28 November 1958; and Iran adopted it after the 1979 Revolution that overthrew the Pahlavi ...
The Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980 was preceded by a long period of tension between the two countries throughout 1979 and 1980, including frequent border skirmishes, calls by Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini for the Shia Muslims in Iraq to revolt against the ruling Sunni Ba'ath Party, and allegations of Iraqi support for ethnic separatists in Iran.
The eight-year-long Iran–Iraq War (September 1980 – August 1988, known as The Imposed War in Iran [99]) was the most important international event for the first decade of the Islamic Republic and possibly for its history so far. It helped to strengthen the revolution although it cost Iran much in lives and treasure.
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the ...
USA Today "identifies the group as the Islamic State, the Islamic State militant group, or the Islamic State extremist group." [20] The New York Times uses "Islamic State", choosing to explain it in context. [8] The Guardian, and its sister paper The Observer, uses "Islamic State" at first mention and "ISIS" thereafter. [21]