Islamic State (IS) is a Sunni extremist group which formed as an Al-Qaeda affiliate group in Iraq and Syria in 1999. The terrorist organization exploited the conflict in Syria and sectarian tensions in Iraq to entrench itself in both countries. (Image: News18 Creative)
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IS, including its affiliate groups, were the deadliest terror group of 2022. (Image: News18 Creative)
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Islamic State is one of the four deadliest terrorist groups in 2022. (Image: News18 Creative)
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In many regions, including Iraq and Syria, the group has taken advantage of political instability and local grievances as a means of recruiting followers. (Image: News18 Creative)
In 2022, IS attacks occurred in five of nine regions: South Asia, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and Eurasia, and Asia-Pacific. (Image: News18 Creative)
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IS uses targeted killings, IED attacks, ambushes, military-style assaults, kidnappings, and suicide attacks. (Image: News18 Creative)
