Islamic State – Yemen Province
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The Islamic State – Yemen Province (IS-YP; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية اليَمَن, romanized: ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah – Wilayat al-Yaman) is a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State (IS), active in Yemen. IS announced the group's formation on 13 November 2014.[10][11]
Quick Facts Yemen Province, Leaders ...
Yemen Province | |
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ولاية اليمن | |
Leaders | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2014-19) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019-22) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Bilal al-Harbi †[1] (c. 2014 - March 2017 or earlier) Abu Osama al-Muhajir[2] (POW) †[3][4] (March 2017-25 June 2019) (Killed in Syria in July 2023) [5] Unknown (2024-?) |
Dates of operation | 13 November 2014–present |
Headquarters | Yemen |
Active regions | Yemen |
Ideology | Salafism Islamism |
Size | 300 (June 2015)[7] 250–500 (2018)[2] 250 (2023) [8] |
Part of | Islamic State |
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Yemeni Civil War |
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