Islamic State – Yemen Province

Yemen Province
ولاية اليمن
LeadersAbu 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 operation13 November 2014–
HeadquartersYemen
Active regions Yemen
IdeologySalafism Islamism
Size300 (June 2015)
500 (2018)
250 (2023)
100 (2025)
Part of Islamic State
OpponentsState opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and warsAl-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.