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 ...
The certificate had "Islamic State - Caliphate" letterhead under the group's black flag and was produced by the "Diwan of Justice". From the outside, the "caliphate" IS proclaimed in June 2014 could ...
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