The Islamic State

Abstract

The Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIL, ISIS, or the Arabic acronym Daesh) is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group. At its 2015 height, the group controlled large areas of Iraq and Syria, including some cities, from which it launched attacks in the region andbeyond. While the group no longer controls territory outright in Syria and Iraq, U.S. military officials warn that it has maintained a low-level insurgency and has worked to expand its global presence via a burgeoning number of affiliate groups. The 2021 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) warned that the Islamic State and sometimes rival Al Qaeda have shown great resiliency and together remain the the greatest Sunni terrorist threats to U.S. interests overseas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2021
Accession Number
AD1132999

Entities

People

  • Carla E. Humud

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Community
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Threat Evaluation
  • Threats
  • United States

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.