Primary Sources:
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām’s newsletter: “Islamic State News #3″
Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al ‘Adnānī al-Shāmī: “The Good That Has Happened To You Is From God”
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām: “Charter of the City”
Shaykh Abu Basir happily follows the news of our brothers in the state of Ninawa


The Islamic Police seized a diesel truck equipped to smuggle smoke and cigarettes at one of the checkpoints spread around Aleppo Province



A Da’wah lesson that teaches Muslims about their religion is held daily after the Maghrib prayer at al-Iman Mosque in the city of al-Bab

The brothers in Manbij are distributing sweets to Muslims, rejoicing in the divine conquests in Iraq

The brothers in al-Sham are happy with the conquests of Iraq

Coverage of Muslims’ joy over the victories of the mujahidin – Wilayat al-Raqqah










Breaking the Sykes-Picot Border -Wilayat al-Barakah













Gifts from the brothers in the state to their Muslim brothers in the city of al-Bab on the occasion of the brothers’ conquests in Iraq


A soldier of the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham treats a child who was injured as a result of the Awakening’s bombing on the Hazwan area in the al-Bab sector

Shows of joy and celebration of the victories achieved by our brothers in Iraq – Maskanah area






Shows of joy and celebration of the victories achieved by our brothers in Iraq – Manbij area










































After the bombing of schools by the Nusayri regime, Qur’an teaching sessions were held in mosques in the Deir Hafer area


Border patrol car once belonging to Iraq government in ISIS hands in Hasakah province border point; ISIS signpost

Report expressing the joy of Muslims in the Deir Hafer region over the conquest that God granted to their brothers in Iraq















The brothers in the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in al-Bab region hold a celebration on the occasion of the conquests achieved by our brothers in Iraq

















Raqqa Province – A picture showing the decrease in the water level of the Euphrates Dam Lake as a result of Türkiye reducing the flow of the river

Training camps in Aleppo Province provide the fronts with dozens of new recruits to the ranks of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham

The court of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham in the city of al-Bab issued a ruling punishing apostasy and death against an apostate who cursed God


Implementing a sentence of ta’azir for drug users in the province of Raqqa



The Hisbah Department in the Manbij sector arrested a drug smuggler and confiscated 20 kg of the drug in his possession

The tribal meeting called for by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham in Halab Province
















Secondary Sources:
With Mideast in Crisis, Militant Force Gains Strength – NYTimes
The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria: Gone but not forgotten | The Economist
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s quiet war minister – The Long War Journal
ISIS Uses Mafia Tactics To Fund Its Own Operations Without Help From Persian Gulf Donors