Last month, the Islamic State jihadist group, formerly known as ISIS or ISIL, declared its sovereignty and promoted one of its leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to the helm. The Islamic State has been calling their newfound Syrian-Iraqi realm a caliphate, or a singular Muslim nation, with al-Baghdadi serving as caliph. This particular type of religiously guided state hasn't been seen in centuries, and they're not inherently bad. What is inherently bad, however, is the Islamic State and the gruesome...
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The Huffington Post - 22 Aug 2014 23:03
Last month, the Islamic State jihadist group, formerly known as ISIS or ISIL, declared its sovereignty and promoted one of its leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to the helm. The Islamic State has been calling their newfound Syrian-Iraqi realm a caliphate, or a singular Muslim nation, with al-Baghdadi serving as caliph. This particular type of religiously guided state hasn't been seen in centuries, and they're not inherently bad. What is inherently bad, however, is the Islamic State and the gruesome...
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