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ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT - KHORASAN (ISIL-K)

UN reference
QDe.161
Sanctions regime
ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1267 Committee)
Type
Entity
Aliases
IS-Khorasan; ISIL KHORASAN; ISIL’S SOUTH ASIA BRANCH; ISIS WILAYAT KHORASAN; ISIS-K; ISISK; ISLAMIC STATE KHORASAN PROVINCE (ISKP); Islamic State Khurasan; Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province; ISLAMIC STATE’S KHORASAN PROVINCE; SOUTH ASIAN CHAPTER OF ISIL; The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham—Khorasan Province; The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—Khorasan
Listed on
14 May 2019
Updated by the UN
14 August 2026

Other information (UN original text)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL - K) was formed on January 10, 2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). ISIL – K has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities

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