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Donald Trump said he was being sarcastic when he called President Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS." Here's a refresher on how the group really was founded. read more

How ISIS formed: Soviets withdraw in 1989 and Arab fighters returns home. Osama Bin Laden forms al-Qaede and Zarqawi forms his own group under the name Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād , but it fizzles. Osama Bin Laden and Zarqawi retrns home. read more

Under its former name Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), it was formed in April 2013, growing out of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). It has since been disavowed by al-Qaeda, but has become one of the main jihadist groups fighting government forces in Syria and Iraq. read more

Donald Trump said he was being sarcastic when he called President Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS." Here's a refresher on how the group really was founded. read more

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