The caliphate (or succession) is what he rules, the governing body that claims dominion over all believers. The competition for caliph would split the faith. After Mohammed died, some thought his ...

On June 29, 2014, the apparent leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared that he stood at the head of a Caliphate, a Muslim state that spanned ...

After months of gaining territory, weapons, and cash, ISIS is putting its global credibility on the line by declaring the creation of a caliphate. Skip to Main Content Crossword Newsletters ...

The Rashidun Caliphate lasted for approximately 30 years and during that time "extended from the Arabian Peninsula, to the Levant, ... provided greater local autonomy ...

The ISIS caliphate is destroyed, but Islamist terrorists have not given up their fight -- we must not let down our guard. ... Al Qaeda and their ilk roam about the Greater Middle East and beyond.

The New York Times is facing fresh blowback for how it handled the fallout over falsehoods unearthed in “Caliphate,” the paper’s award-winning, 12-part podcast about the Islamic State.

As Mosul falls, question remain about the future of the region. — -- As Mosul continues to fall to members of Iraq’s U.S.-backed special forces, ISIS’ so-called caliphate faces collapse ...

This new so-called caliphate would become "the dream in all the Muslims’ hearts" and "the hope of all jihadists,” according to a ... And the term has taken on greater meaning for both ...

Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater al-Sham are calling the territories they now control in Iraq and Syria a khilafa, or caliphate, using a word that dates back to the immediate ...