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ISIS

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