Iran and the Islamic State

Iran is an opponent of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, Arabic: داعش, romanized: Daesh), having fought the group in Syria, Iraq, Yemen as well as directly in Iran. Proxy conflicts have also occurred in other regions such as spillover from Egypt (Islamic State – Sinai Province) into Gaza (Salafi jihadist insurgency in the Gaza Strip), Syria (Islamic State – Lebanon Province) into Lebanon, and Pakistan (Islamic State – Khorasan Province and Islamic State – Pakistan Province) into Iran (Insurgency in Sistan and Balochistan).


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