Islamic State in Kurdistan

Islamic State in Kurdistan
Islamic State in Kurdistan
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
Active regions	Kurdistan
Ideology	Salafism; Salafist Jihadism; Takfirism; Wahhabism; Anti-Shi'ism; Anti-Christian sentiment; Anti-Yazidi sentiment
Part of	Islamic State
Opponents	State opponents:; Turkey; Iraq; Iran; Syria; Non-state opponents:; Kurdistan Region; SNA; SDF; PKK; Ansar al-Islam; Kurdistan Brigades; Kurdish Hezbollah
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

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.

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[IA-1] "حملة اعتقالات تطال خلايا لـ"داعش" في كردستان العراق". اندبندنت عربية (in Arabic). 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

[LWJ-2015-01-2] "The Islamic State's curious cover story | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. January 5, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

[LWJ-2014-06-3] says, Jeff Logan (June 20, 2014). "Ansar al Islam claims attacks against Iraqi military, police | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

[4] "ABD-İran geriliminin yeni ismi; El Kaide'nin Kürt grubu". www.rudaw.net. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

[5] "Hizbullah: PKK Kürtlerin, IŞİD İslam'ın Temsilcisi Değildir". hurseda.net. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-06-06.

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