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UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting • May 21, 2025, 5:41 PM ET (AP)
Trump says the US and Iran have 'sort of' agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal • May 15, 2025, 2:10 PM ET (AP)
Live updates: Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new president could mark a turning point for the Mideast • May 14, 2025, 5:55 PM ET (AP)
FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit • May 14, 2025, 4:24 PM ET (AP)
Trump meets with Syria's interim president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years • May 14, 2025, 3:36 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As ISIL • al-Dawlah al-Islāmiyyah fī al-ʿIrāq wa al-Shām • ISIS • Islamic State in Iraq and Syria • Dāʿish • Islamic State • Daesh
Date April 2013 - present
Areas Of Involvement Islam • sharia • extremism • terrorism • suicide bombing • beheading • Sunni
Related People Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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Member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
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