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Document #2145071
USDOS – US Department of State (Author)
Aka: Caliphate in Bangladesh; Caliphate’s Soldiers in Bangladesh; Soldiers of the Caliphate in Bangladesh; Khalifa’s Soldiers in Bengal; Islamic State Bangladesh; Islamic State in Bangladesh; ISB; ISISB; Abu Jandal al-Bangali; Neo-JMB; New JMB; Neo-Jammat-ul Mujahadeen-Bangladesh.
Description: ISIS-Bangladesh was designated as an FTO on February 28, 2018. Created in 2014, ISIS-Bangladesh has described itself as ISIS’s official branch in Bangladesh and was born out of ISIS’s desire to expand its campaign to the Indian Subcontinent. Coinciding with the announcement of the caliphate in Iraq and Syria, a group of Bangladeshi nationals pledged allegiance to ISIS and vowed to organize Bengali Muslims under the leadership of then-ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Activities: ISIS-Bangladesh did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.
Strength: ISIS-Bangladesh had at least several dozen members.
Location/Area of Operation: Bangladesh.
Funding and External Aid: ISIS-Bangladesh’s sources of funding were largely unknown. The group received some support from ISIS.
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Bangladesh (Periodical Report, English)
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