Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 4 - Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)

Islamic State’s Khorasan Province

Aka:  The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province; the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Khorasan Province; Islamic State of Khorasan; ISISK; ISIS-K; IS-Khorasan; ISKP; IS-KP; ISIS Wilayat Khorasan; ISIL’s South Asia Branch; South Asian Chapter of ISIL; ISIL Khorasan.

Description:  In 2024, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for multiple attacks, including a January bombing that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, and a March attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow that killed more than 130 people and injured hundreds more.  ISIS-K also threatened to attack the Cricket World Cup in New York, the Paris Olympics, and the European Soccer Championship in Germany.  One ISIS-K-linked person was arrested in the United States for plotting to conduct an attack during the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

Strength:  ISIS-K was estimated to have as many as 3,000 members.

Location/Area of Operation:  Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.

Funding and External Aid:  In 2024, ISIS-K received periodic funding from ISIS.  Additional funds came from illicit criminal commerce, donations (often made in cryptocurrencies), taxes, ransoms, and extortion of the local population and businesses.

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