Spokesman for the Islamic militant group ISIS announced that they unite the territories under their control in
Iraq and Syria into one caliphate.
Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said Sunday (29/06) through its website and Twitter that this Caliphate of all aspects of life will be governed in accordance with Islamic law.
The caliphate covers an area of Aleppo in northern Syria to Diyala in eastern Iraq.
ISIS spokesman said this development led them to change the name of ISIS, which means Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, into an "Islamic State" course.
The group also said it was raising their leader, Abu Bakr as caliph al-Baghdadi, said to be the leader of all Muslims.
"He is a priest and for every Muslim caliph (in the world)," said Al-Adnani.
Announced the formation of an Islamic caliphate after ISIS seize some territory in Iraq.
ISIS-groups has the line Sunni- militant ideology similar to al-Qaida but reinforced by foreign fighters from outside Iraq.
Charles Lister, analyst at the Brookings Doha Center research institutions, assessing this announcement as an important development.
"Regardless of the question of legitimacy, the announcement of the establishment of the Caliphate is the most significant development of international jihadism since the Sept. 11 attacks," Lister said as quoted by Reuters news agency.
