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ISIL can stand for:* the International Society for Individual Liberty* International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations* The Indian Society of International Law* The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - This undated file image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, in Islamic State group-held territory, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, fighters of the Islamic State wave the group's flag from a damaged display of a government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. A two-pronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the Islamic State, and the extremist group's self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a convergence of strategy between Washington and Moscow to defeat the extremist group, with Syria's Kurds emerging as the common denominator. (Raqqa Media Center via AP, File)

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The Islamic State first announced its presence in Libya in early 2015, when it circulated a grisly, slickly produced propaganda video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a Mediterranean beach in the nation. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ISIS directs jihadi recruits to ‘Libya Province’ in bid to establish second homeland

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force member enters a home in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday afternoon. Dec. 17, 2015, where Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, was arrested on charges he attempted to provide support to the Islamic State group. Authorities say Aziz used Twitter to advocate violence against U.S. citizens and military members and to disseminate Islamic State propaganda. Federal prosecutors say a backpack in Aziz's closet contained five loaded high-capacity magazines, a modified kitchen knife, a thumb drive, medication and a balaclava, leading them to suspect he may have been plotting an attack.(James Robinson, /PennLive.com via AP)

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, a Pennsylvania man, charged with providing material support to ISIS

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A New York City police officer adjusts parts of a make shift memorial left as a sign of support to France near the door of the French consulate in New York, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. French officials say several dozen people were killed in shootings and explosions at a theater, restaurant and elsewhere in Paris on Friday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Attack on U.S. just a matter of time, security experts say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), now called the Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)

Obama admin sanctions ISIS facilitators, attempts to cut terror group’s funding

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Celebrate Liberty Month: Congress and the struggle against ISIL: new authorization not constitutiona

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A B-1B Lancer after refueling during U.S.-led airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria. Military intervention alone won't avert violent upheaval in the Middle East, says Nasir Shansab. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Ciara Wymbs, U.S. Air Force)

Tariq bin Tahar al-‘Awin al-Harzi, Islamic State leader, killed in airstrike

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael T. McCaul, Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House panel’s ‘Terror Threat Snapshot’ shows sharp uptick in Islamic State plots

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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jeh Johnson: Focus on fighting ISIL, not ‘Islamic extremism’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a meeting with people that wrote him letters explaining how they benefited from the Affordable Care Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Washington. Obama also condemned the execution of Jordanian Air Force pilot First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama, U.S. blind to Islamic State Libya threat, top official warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi following their bilateral meeting at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

HUMPHRIES: An open question for moderate Muslims about the IS

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President Obama talks on the phone from the Oval Office in 2009. (White House photo)

Obama sought repeal of Bush war statute now used to justify Islamic State strikes

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times