Islamic State – West Africa Province
| Islamic State – West Africa Province | |
|---|---|
| ولاية غرب إفريقية Province of West Africa | |
Logo of the Islamic State West Africa province | |
| Dates of operation | 2015 – 2016 (as unified group) 2016 – present (after split) |
| Split from | Boko Haram |
| Group(s) | Islamic State – Sahel Province (2019-March 2022) |
| Headquarters | Gudumbali (January 24–26, 2022) |
| Active regions | Chad Basin (mainly) |
| Ideology | Islamic Statism |
| Size | c. 5,000 (2019) |
| Part of | Islamic State |
| Allies | Lakurawa Boko Haram (2015-2016) |
| Opponents | Nigeria Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Niger Boko Haram Turkey |
The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), officially Wilāyat Garb Ifrīqīyā (Arabic: ولاية غرب إفريقية), meaning 'Province of West Africa', is a militant group and administrative division of the Islamic State (IS), a Salafi jihadist militant group and unrecognised quasi-state. ISWAP is primarily active in the Chad Basin, and fights an extensive insurgency against the states of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger. It is an offshoot of Boko Haram with which it has a violent rivalry. Until March 2022, ISWAP acted as an umbrella organization for all IS factions in West Africa including the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS), although the actual ties between ISWAP and IS-GS were limited.