Islamic State in Kurdistan
Kurdish branch of the Islamic State / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Islamic State in Kurdistan refers to various organized clandestine cell systems operating in Kurdistan who gave their allegiance to the Islamic State, as well as the activities of the Islamic State organization in Kurdistan. It is currently like ISJK and is not under any state of authority in the region.
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Islamic State in Kurdistan | |
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Leaders | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2014–2019) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022–2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2023–present) (Leader of ISIL) |
Dates of operation | 2014–present |
Group(s) | Predominantly Kurds[1] |
Active regions | Kurdistan |
Ideology | Salafism Salafist Jihadism Takfirism Wahhabism Anti-Shi'ism Anti-Christian sentiment Anti-Yazidi sentiment |
Part of | Islamic State |
Allies | White Flags (unconfirmed) Ansar al-Islam (sometimes)[2][3] |
Opponents | Kurdistan Region Turkey Iraq Iran Syria SNA SDF PKK Ansar al-Islam (sometimes)[2][3] |
Battles and wars | Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) Rojava–Islamist conflict Turkey–Islamic State conflict |
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