Title:
The Rise of the Islamic State (Dawlat al‑Islām): An Examination of Primary Archival Sources and Historiographical Trends

"Dawlat al-Islam Qamat" (translated as "The Islamic State Has Been Established"), also known as " Ummati Qad Laha Fajrun

  1. Documents on Governance and Administration

Journalists and Documentarians

Filmmakers producing documentaries on the rise and fall of ISIS (e.g., HBO’s The Vow or PBS’s The Rise of ISIS) require raw b-roll from the original sources. "Top archives" provide unwatermarked, original-quality footage that cannot be found on YouTube or news reels.