Islamic State – Yemen Province
| Yemen Province | |
|---|---|
| ولاية اليمن | |
The logo of the Islamic State's Yemen Province | |
| Leaders | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2014-19) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019-22) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022–2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2023–present)(Leader of ISIL) Abu Bilal al-Harbi † (c. 2014 - March 2017 or earlier) Abu Osama al-Muhajir (POW) (March 2017-3 June 2019) Unknown (2024-?) |
| Dates of operation | 13 November 2014– |
| Headquarters | Yemen |
| Active regions | Yemen |
| Ideology | Salafism Islamism |
| Size | 300 (June 2015) 500 (2018) 250 (2023) 100 (2025) |
| Part of | Islamic State |
| Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
| Battles and wars | Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War |
The Islamic State – Yemen Province (IS-YP; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية اليَمَن, romanized: ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah – Wilayat al-Yaman) is a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State (IS), active in Yemen. IS announced the group's formation on 13 November 2014.