In the summer of 2014 , the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) launched a military offensive in northern Iraq and declared Expressing_publicly a worldwide Islamic caliphate , eliciting Causation another military response from the United States and its allies .

In addition to those three factions , there are also smaller rival groups : the Islamist Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries , led by Ansar al-Sharia , which has had the support of the GNC and was defeated Conquering in Benghazi in 2017 ; the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 's ( ISIL 's ) Libyan provinces ; the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna which expelled Removing ISIL from Derna in July 2015 and was later itself defeated Conquering in Derna by the Tobruk government in 2018 ; as well as many militias and armed groups , whose allegiances often change Change .

In addition to those three factions , there are also smaller rival groups : the Islamist Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries , led by Ansar al-Sharia , which has had the support of the GNC and was defeated Conquering in Benghazi in 2017 ; the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 's ( ISIL 's ) Libyan provinces ; the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna which expelled Removing ISIL from Derna in July 2015 and was later itself defeated Conquering in Derna by the Tobruk government in 2018 ; as well as many militias and armed groups , whose allegiances often change Change .

The GNA and the GNC launched Military_operation a joint offensive to capture Arrest areas in and around Sirte from ISIL in May 2016 .

This offensive resulted in Causation ISIL losing control of all significant territory it previously held Hold in Libya .

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) claimed Statement responsibility for the attack plot , the first time the militant group took Conquering credit for an attack in the United States .

ISIL 's claim of responsibility was not verified Check , and U.S. officials stated Statement that the attack appears Change_sentiment to have been inspired Convincing , but not directed Aiming , by ISIL .

ISIL 's claim of responsibility was not verified Check , and U.S. officials stated Statement that the attack appears Change_sentiment to have been inspired Convincing , but not directed Aiming , by ISIL .

An online ISIL persona run by internet troll Joshua Ryne Goldberg had posted Sending maps to the exhibition , and urged Request his followers to attack Attack the event .

In 2014 , elements of the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis group pledged Commitment allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) and proclaimed Statement themselves Sinai Province , and a part of ISIL .

In 2014 , elements of the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis group pledged Commitment allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) and proclaimed Statement themselves Sinai Province , and a part of ISIL .

On 14 November 2015 , ISIL claimed Statement that the attacks that took place Process_start in Paris the previous day were retaliation for Opération Chammal .

In response , French forces increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their attacks against ISIL in Syria .

The insurgency Change_of_leadership in the North Caucasus is a low-level armed Bearing_arms conflict Hostile_encounter between Russia and militants associated Collaboration with the Caucasus Emirate and , since June 2015 , Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) groups .

Kobanî , which is approximately 10 km from Suruç , was until January under siege by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) forces .

The next day , ISIL ( the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) claimed Statement responsibility for the attack .

ISIL had allegedly made Action the decision to pursue more active operations in Turkey just days before the attack .

This was possibly the first planned attack by ISIL on Turkish soil , although previous incidents such as the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings , the 2015 Istanbul suicide bombing , and the 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings have also been blamed Judgment_communication by some on ISIL .

This was possibly the first planned attack by ISIL on Turkish soil , although previous incidents such as the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings , the 2015 Istanbul suicide bombing , and the 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings have also been blamed Judgment_communication by some on ISIL .

The bombing Terrorism resulted in Causation a new escalation between Turkey and ISIL , with Turkish soldiers and ISIL militants directly engaging Action in the border town of Kilis on 24 July 2015 .

The bombing Terrorism resulted in Causation a new escalation between Turkey and ISIL , with Turkish soldiers and ISIL militants directly engaging Action in the border town of Kilis on 24 July 2015 .

Large-scale operations against PKK , but including some ISIL targets , began Process_start on 24 July ; however , most arrests were of PKK members .

This incident Protest led to Causation violence Violence in Al Anbar Governorate between the Iraqi Army and a loose alliance of tribal militias and other groups fighting Hostile_encounter alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) .

In June , ISIL launched Process_start a major offensive Attack in Anbar in conjunction Collaboration with their assault Attack on Northern Iraq .

In 2014 , the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) from Syria to Iraq 's western provinces prompted Causation the U.S. to intervene Hindering again , alongside other militaries , to combat ISIL .

In 2014 , the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) from Syria to Iraq 's western provinces prompted Causation the U.S. to intervene Hindering again , alongside other militaries , to combat ISIL .

The Northern Iraq offensive began Process_start on 4 June 2014 , when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ; sometimes referred Statement to as the Islamic State ( IS ) ) and aligned forces began Process_start a major offensive in northern Iraq against the Iraqi government , following earlier clashes that had begun Process_start in December 2013 .

ISIL and aligned forces captured Conquering several cities and other territory , beginning Process_start with an attack on Samarra on 4 June followed by the seizure of Mosul on 10 June and Tikrit on 11 June .

The operation Military_operation began Process_start in the early hours of 24 July , a day after ISIL militants reportedly attacked Attack a Turkish military Military_operation border outpost in the Turkish town of Elbeyli in Kilis Province , killing Killing one soldier , Yalçın Nane , and injuring Bodily_harm two others .

The operation involved Cause_to_be_included three waves of airstrikes Attack against ISIL positions in Syria and two waves of airstrikes Attack against PKK positions in Iraqi Kurdistan .

It was reported Reporting that 35 ISIL militants had been killed Killing in the first wave after footage from the fighter jets and unmanned aircraft were analysed , while the airstrikes Attack in Northern Iraq were confirmed Check to have killed Killing a high-ranking PKK militant and were alleged Statement to have killed Killing the PKK commander Murat Karayılan .

After 25 July , Turkey stopped Process_end its airstrikes Attack on ISIL but continued with those against the PKK .

The airstrikes Attack have been referred Name_conferral to as a 'major policy shift Change ' and a 'game changer ' in the global military Military_operation intervention against ISIL .

The First Battle of Tikrit was a battle Hostile_encounter for the Iraqi city of Tikrit following the city 's capture Conquering by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) and Ba'athist Loyalists during the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive .

In early June 2014 , ISIL took Conquering control Control of a number of cities in northern Iraq , including Tikrit .

The defeat coincided with ISIL 's declaration Expressing_publicly of a worldwide caliphate on 29 June .

ISIL responded Response by attacking Attack nearby Camp Speicher on 17 July .

Tikrit remained Temporary_stay under ISIL control Control until the Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Tikrit in March and April 2015 .

However , the unexpected rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) terror group—also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) —led to a new operation against terror in the Middle East and South Asia , Operation Inherent Resolve .

This event started Process_start with ISIL attacking and capturing Sinjar and neighboring towns on 3 August , during ISIL 's offensive in early August 2014 .

This event started Process_start with ISIL attacking and capturing Sinjar and neighboring towns on 3 August , during ISIL 's offensive in early August 2014 .

Dr Noori Abdulrahman , head of the Department of Coordination and Follow-up of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government , stated Statement that ISIL 's 3 August campaign against Sinjar was more about demography and strategy than about religion .

According to Abdulrahman , ISIL wanted to push Motion most of the Kurds out of strategic Yazidi areas and bring in Arabs , obedient to ISIL .

According to Abdulrahman , ISIL wanted to push Motion most of the Kurds out of strategic Yazidi areas and bring in Arabs , obedient to ISIL .

On 8 August 2014 , the United States reacted Response with airstrikes Attack on ISIL units and convoys in northern Iraq , which led to Causation a war of several countries against ISIL .

On 8 August 2014 , the United States reacted Response with airstrikes Attack on ISIL units and convoys in northern Iraq , which led to Causation a war of several countries against ISIL .

This offensive broke Destroying ISIL 's troop transport routes and supply lines between Mosul and Raqqa , the largest ISIL-controlled cities in Iraq and Syria at the time .

In Libya the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) has been able to control Control some limited Limiting territory in the ongoing civil war Hostile_encounter since 2014 , amid allegations of local collaboration between the otherwise rivalling AQIM and ISIL .

In Libya the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ( ISIL ) has been able to control Control some limited Limiting territory in the ongoing civil war Hostile_encounter since 2014 , amid allegations of local collaboration between the otherwise rivalling AQIM and ISIL .