CAIRO (AP) — By declaring the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, the extremist group that controls large swaths of Syria and Iraq is claiming to be the successor of the political and religious ...

In this captivating journey through history, explore how the Umayyad Caliphate expanded its empire to achieve one of the largest territorial conquests in the world. Unravel the strategic, political, ...

(Reuters) - Islamic State faces the total defeat of its self-proclaimed caliphate. This timeline chronicles its lightning rise, cruel reign and stubborn fall. - 2004-11 - In the chaos following the ...

IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first appearance on video in Mosul in July 2014 One year ago, Islamic State announced the formation of its caliphate - a state governed in accordance with ...

When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria announced Sunday that it was changing its name and reviving the caliphate, the news lit up the Internet and headlined news reports around the world. But what ...