ISIS: Group Report
Since its formation in 2013, ISIS has worked to sustain a self-declared caliphate in eastern Syria and western Iraq, and has begun to establish satellite operations in nine countries.
ISIS
Since its formation in 2013, ISIS has worked to sustain a self-declared caliphate in eastern Syria and western Iraq. Ultimately, it seeks to unite the world under a single caliphate and establish governance over all Muslims. Despite its territorial losses over the years, ISIS maintains a strong global presence.The group has recruited up to 33,000 fighters from around the world, and has lured significant numbers through online propaganda, including videos and magazines produced in English, French, German, and a variety of other languages.
Leaders
Border Chief, Immigration and Logistics Committee, Leader of operations outside of Iraq and Syria
Former spokesman, emir of ISIS in Syria, and head of ISIS’s Emni unit - deceased
Former military commander; former emir of Latakia province, Syria; former governor of ISIS’s Anbar Province in Iraq - deceased
ISIS’s Persecution of Gay People
ISIS exploits pre-existing religious and social biases against gay people in order to justify their persecution, which has inspired targeted extremist attacks such as the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando in 2016.
ISIS's Persecution of Religions
This report explores the ideological justifications for ISIS’s violent campaign to target—and ultimately eliminate—other religious communities.
ISIS's Persecution of Women
Women within ISIS-held territory in Iraq and Syria are denied basic human rights, including freedom of belief, freedom from slavery, freedom of equal protection of the law, freedom of movement, and freedom to consensual marriage.
ISIS Online: U.S. Rights and Responsibilities
U.S.-based companies continue to respond to terrorist recruitment and incitement on a case-by-case basis if at all, actions that do little to prevent systemic abuse of their social media and messaging platforms.
News and Blogs
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.
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