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"Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant"
Having expanded into Syria, the group (ISIL) adopted the name "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" -
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ISIS
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"The strongest Group"
ISIL made rapid military gains in Northern Syria, where according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights they were the "the strongest group" -
First Attack
Two car bombs exploded in the town of Reyhanlı in Hatay Province, Turkey. At least 51 people were killed and 140 injured in the attack -
Operation Breakout
ISIL organised a mass break-out of its members being held in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison -
Another big Death
members of ISIL killed the Ahrar ash-Sham commander Abu Obeida Al-Binnishi -
New Leader
al-Qaeda's general command broke off its links with ISIL, reportedly to concentrate the Islamist effort on unseating President Bashar al-Assad -
Big Attack
ISIL carried out a suicide attack in Aleppo killing a commander of Ahrar ash-Sham and 6 other members of the group -
Big No-no
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of openly funding ISIL -
Someone goes on offense
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of openly funding ISIL -
Public Executions
ISIL carried out a total of seven public executions in the city of Ar-Raqqah, in northern Syria -
Syria offensive
The Syrian Air Force bombed ISIL positions in Iraq -
Suicide bombing;more dead
ISIL claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing which killed 33 people and left more than 50 wounded -
US Involved
US President Obama authorized targeted airstrikes in Iraq against ISIL, along with airdrops of aid -
James Foley
James Foley beheading video -
Unsucessful rescue
The US military admitted that a covert rescue attempt involving US Special Operations forces had been made to rescue James Foley and other Americans held captive in Syria by ISIL -
Second Beheading of an American; Steven Sotloff
ISIL released a video showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff -
Another beheading
ISIL released a video showing the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning and threatened American aid worker, Peter Kassig