The Islamic State has spread its wings internationally including the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Libya and Nigeria.
By the end of last year, 34 organizations had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said February 5. That number will continue to rise in 2016, he warned.
“The recent expansion of the [Daesh] sphere of influence across west and north Africa, the Middle East and south and southeast Asia demonstrates the speed and scale at which the gravity of the threat has evolved in just 18 months,” he said.
The secretary general added ISIS is the wealthiest terrorist organization, with revenues of up to $500 million in 2015.
The private counter-terrorism company IntelCenter puts the number of affiliates and supporters at 43:
1. al-I’tisam of the Koran and Sunnah [Sudan] – 1 Aug. 2014 – Support
2. Abu Sayyaf Group [Philippines] – 25 Jun. 2014 – Support
3. Ansar al-Khilafah [Philippines] – 14 Aug. 2014 – Allegiance
4. Ansar al-Tawhid in India [India] – 4 Oct. 2014 – Allegiance
5. Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) [Phillippines] – 13 Aug. 2014 – Support
6. Bangsmoro Justice Movement (BJM) [Phillippines] – 11 Sep. 2014 – Support
7. Jemaah Islamiyah [Philippines] 27 Apr. 2015 – Allegiance
8. al-Huda Battalion in Maghreb of Islam [Algeria] – 30 Jun. 2014 – Allegiance
9. The Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria [Algeria] – 30 Sep. 2014 – Allegiance
10. al-Ghurabaa [Algeria] – 7 Jul. 2015 – Allegiance
11. Djamaat Houmat ad-Da’wa as-Salafiya (DHDS) [Algeria] 19 Sep. 2015 – Allegiance
12. al-Ansar Battalion [Algeria] 4 Sep. 2015 – Allegiance
13. Jundullah [Pakistan] – 17 Nov. 2014 – Support
14. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) [Pakistan/Uzbekistan] Video – 31 Jul. 2015 – Allegiance
15. Tehreek-e-Khilafat [Pakistan] – 9 Jul. 2014 – Allegiance
16. Leaders of the Mujahid in Khorasan (ten former TTP commanders) [Pakistan] – 10 Jan. 2015 – Allegiance
17. Islamic Youth Shura Council [Libya] – 22 Jun. 2014 – Support
18. Jaish al-Sahabah in the Levant [Syria] – 1 Jul. 2014 – Allegiance
19. Martyrs of al-Yarmouk Brigade [Syria] – Dec. 2014 – Part of IS – Allegiance
20. Faction of Katibat al-Imam Bukhari [Syria] – 29 Oct. 2014 – Allegiance
21. Jamaat Ansar Bait al-Maqdis [Egypt] – 30 Jun. 2014 – Allegiance
22. Jund al-Khilafah in Egypt [Egypt] – 23 Sep. 2014 – Allegiance
23. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna in Baalbek [Lebanon] – 30 Jun. 2014 – Allegiance
24. Islamic State Libya (Darnah) [Libya] – 9 Nov. 2014 – Allegiance
25. Lions of Libya [Libya] (Unconfirmed) – 24 Sep. 2014 – [Support/Allegiance]
26. Shura Council of Shabab al-Islam Darnah [Libya] – 6 Oct. 2014 – Allegiance
27. Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT) [Indonesia] – Aug. 2014 – Allegiance
28. Mujahideen Indonesia Timor (MIT) [Indonesia] – 1 Jul. 2014 – Allegiance
29. Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSCJ) [Egypt] – 1 Oct. 2014 – Support
30. Okba Ibn Nafaa Battalion [Tunisia] – 20 Sep. 2014 – Support
31. Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia [Tunisia] – 31 Mar. 2015 – Allegiance
32. Central Sector of Kabardino-Balakria of the Caucasus Emirate (CE) [Russia] – 26 Apr. 2015 – Allegiance
33. Mujahideen of Tunisia of Kairouan [Tunisia] 18 May 2015 – Allegiance
34. Mujahideen of Yemen [Yemen] – 10 Nov. 2014 – Allegiance
35. Supporters for the Islamic State in Yemen [Yemen] – 4 Sep. 2014 – Allegiance
36. al-Tawheed Brigade in Khorasan [Afghanistan] – 23 Sep. 2014 – Allegiance
37. Heroes of Islam Brigade in Khorasan [Afghanistan] – 30 Sep. 2014 – Allegiance
38. Supporters of the Islamic State in the Land of the Two Holy Mosques [Saudi Arabia] – 2 Dec. 2014 – Support
39. Ansar al-Islam [Iraq] – 8 Jan. 2015 – Allegiance
40. Boko Haram [Nigeria] – 7 Mar. 2015 – Allegiance
41. The Nokhchico Wilayat of the Caucasus Emirate (CE) [Russia] – 15 Jun. 2015 – Allegiance
42. al-Ansar Battalion [Algeria] – 4 Sep. 2015 – Allegiance
43. al-Shabaab Jubba Region Cell Bashir Abu Numan [Somalia]- 7 Dec. 2015 – Allegiance
By: Clarion Project