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'''Islamic State''' (IS) (formerly known as '''Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant''' (ISIS)<ref>http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/iraq-christians-told-convert-face-death-2014718111040982432.html</ref>) is a terrorist organization that operates in [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]]. Founded by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]], it grew out of [[al Qaeda]] in Iraq<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/06/10/229948/some-answers-about-the-islamic.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter</ref> and the former name ISIS has been used since its split and rebuke by al Qaeda commanders in April 2013<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24179084</ref> for excess brutality. Its current leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
It has been fighting in the [[Syrian Civil War]] against [[Bashar al-Assad]] and is known for killing [[Christians in Syria]].<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/majid-rafizadeh/killings-of-christians-by-islamists-doubled-in-2013/</ref>
In 2014 IS took control of the Iraqi cities of [[Fallujah]] and [[Mosul]]. Since then Christians in Mosul have to pay "Protection taxes" for their [[faith]].<ref>http://www.aina.org/news/20140627135156.htm</ref>
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[[Category:Syria]]
[[Category:Iraq]]
It has been fighting in the [[Syrian Civil War]] against [[Bashar al-Assad]] and is known for killing [[Christians in Syria]].<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/majid-rafizadeh/killings-of-christians-by-islamists-doubled-in-2013/</ref>
In 2014 IS took control of the Iraqi cities of [[Fallujah]] and [[Mosul]]. Since then Christians in Mosul have to pay "Protection taxes" for their [[faith]].<ref>http://www.aina.org/news/20140627135156.htm</ref>
==References==
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{{Terrorism}}
[[Category:Syria]]
[[Category:Iraq]]