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ISIS Declares Califate State, Changes Name, Appoints Leader

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sun Jun 29, 2014 at 01:49:51 PM EST
Tags: ISIS, califphate state (all tags)
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On the first day of Ramadan, ISIS has declared a califate state in Iraq and surrounding areas. It is dropping "Iraq and al Sham" from it's name, and will now just be "The Islamic State", or "IS".It is calling for all Muslims to support the new state.

Spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani made the announcement. He said the decision had been made by the Shura Council. The new Caliph is Abu Bak'r al-Baghdadi. From its announcement: [More...]

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