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The US troop surge went into full effect in June 2007, and supplied the military with more manpower for operations targeting Islamic State of Iraq. According to US Colonel Donald Bacon, 19 senior operatives of Islamic State of Iraq were killed or captured by US and Iraqi Security Forces in July; 25 in August; 29 in September; and 45 in October ...
U.S. Army soldier in Iraq with captured flag from the Islamic State of Iraq, December 2010 By 2008, the ISI was describing itself as being in a state of "extraordinary crisis". [ 35 ] Its violent attempts to govern territory led to a backlash from Sunni Arab Iraqis and other insurgent groups and a temporary decline in the group, which was ...
Since 2014, the Islamic State has destroyed cultural heritage on an unprecedented scale, primarily in Iraq and Syria, but also in Libya. These attacks and demolitions targeted a variety of ancient and medieval artifacts, museums, libraries, and places of worship, among other sites of importance to human history.
Flag of the Syrian Federation (1922–1925) and the State of Syria (1925–1930) Green, white, green triband with the flag of France in the upper hoist 1930–1958: Flag of the First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) and the Second Syrian Republic: Tricolor consisting of green, white and black stripes with three red stars in the centre white stripe ...
Afghanistan was run as an Islamic state (Islamic State of Afghanistan) in the post-communist era since 1992, but then de facto by the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) in areas controlled by them since 1996 and after the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban the country was still known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan until 15 August 2021 ...
The Arab Liberation Flag was often modified by states to include symbols such as the Eagle of Saladin, as seen on the flag of Egypt, or green stars, as seen on the former flags of North Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The Eagle of Saladin on the Egyptian flag represents republicanism, while the two green stars on the former Syrian flag used from 1980 to ...
The standard was used until the creation of the United Arab Republic, a state union of Syria and Egypt, in 1958. After the collapse of the United Arab Republic, Syria continued to use the UAR's flag until 28 September 1961, when the independence flag was restored to disassociate Syria from the former failed union. [15]
Flag of the Islamic State: 2:3 Flag of Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region: Flag of Islamic Army of Iraq: Former 2:3 Flag of the Kurdistan Brigades: Flag of Al-Qaeda in Iraq: 2:3 Flag of the Sons of Iraq: Flag of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad: Flag of the Mahdi Army: Flag of Ansar al-Islam: 2:3 Flag of White Flags: Flag of the Iraqi ...