The Islamic State

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, was a nation in CosmicMapping's Alternate Future Of The World. He first appeared in "Crusades."

History
In 2013, a terrorist group known as ISIS came seemingly out of nowhere and conquered large sections of southern Syria and northern Iraq. By 2016, ISIS overthrew their governments and proclaimed a new nation with Baghdad as their capital. Today, they are a fairly powerful nation with connections to China and other eastern nations, and have a strong rivalry with western nations like the UK and the USA.

Flag
The flag features a black standard flag of jihad. The white banner at the top of the flag reads, “There is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is the messenger of Allah.” This phrase, also known as the Shahada, is a declaration of faith used across Islam.

Underneath is a white circle emblazoned with black writing reading, "Mohammad is the messenger of God," which is meant to resemble the Prophet’s seal, similar to that used to close an envelope.

Location and Geography
The Islamic State's core is centered in the Middle East. It stretches from western Anatolia to central Asia.

Regions
Unlike other countries, the Islamic State splits itself up into "regions" rather than provinces or states. The regions are ruled directly by the "lord" of the region, who in turn gets his orders directly from the caliph.

List of Regions

 * Anatolia
 * Coastland
 * Assyria
 * Holyland
 * Hussein
 * Kurdland
 * Caliphs Seat
 * Seljuq
 * Caspia
 * Persia
 * Helmand
 * Kabstrand
 * Uzturkghanistan
 * Chinaway
 * Kantubek
 * Uzkah
 * Adyar

Personality
ISIS's personality is very cold. He only really speaks when he finds it beneficial to Allah or their regime. He will never show mercy or weakness towards his enemies and shows barely any compassion for his allies.

ISIS also has a liking towards messing with people's minds and making them say things they rather wouldn't.

Coverage
In "Crusades," the Islamic State was one of the main powers in the Sino-Islamic Crusade. The war was where they gained all of their central Asian territories. The Islamic State also created a border between them and their ally China during the war, which helped boost aid and income through trade with China. He was one of the great powers in the Great Crusade, being the one that dragged China into the war and started the largest war since World War II. The Great Crusade is also how the Islamic State gained Anatolia. It also proved to NATO and the EU that the Islamic State was now a strong player on the world stage.

In "Shifting Loyalties," the Islamic State helped Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 2017, but found that he was incompetent so he switched sides and helped India instead. This resulted in him gaining western Pakistan. He was also one of the Beijing Pact's founding members.

In "Vitia Hominis," NATO successfully destroyed the Beijing Pact Power Plant and turned tide of World War III. In a fit of rage and jealousy, ISIS nuked Canada's capital (Ottawa), killing him. This enraged the United States, who responded by nuking Baghdad, ISIS's capital. Because of that, ISIS passed away.