ISIS Declares Caliphate From Diyala Province, Iraq, To Aleppo, Syria; Changes Name To Islamic State

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Sunday renamed itself the Islamic State, declaring an Islamic caliphate across the territory it has captured in recent weeks and naming its leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, as caliph. The Sunni Muslim militant group, an offshoot of Al-Qaeda, has swept across northern Iraq and captured key border crossings with Syria and Jordan. It also holds large swaths of territory in Syria. The group considers Shiite Muslims heretics and seeks to establish a medieval-style cal...