• ISIL confirms death of leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, names successor. Aug 3, 2023. bookmark_border.
  • 8.1 Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 8.1.1 Other state opponents not part of the Counter-ISIL Coalition.
  • President Obama’s statements cast ISIL as a shamed out-group and limit the groups control for the finite resources of land and control as caliphate.
  • Information about ISIL. Select the subjects you want to know more about on euronews.com.
  • "New U.S. intelligence estimate sees 20-25K ISIL fighters". ... ^ "ISIL renames itself 'Islamic State' and declares Caliphate in captured territory".
  • In June 2014, ISIL unilaterally declared the establishment of an Islamic caliphate and called on all Muslims to pledge allegiance to the group.
  • The United States military says it has killed a leader of the ISIL (ISIS) group in eastern Syria in a drone strike.
  • Barack Obama, the United Nations and some news organizations refer to the jihadist group by the acronym ISIL, which stands for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
  • Originally an affiliate of al-Qaeda, ISIL declared the establishment of a caliphate amid significant territorial gains in 2014.