Amaq News Agency

Amaq News Agency (Arabic: وكالة أعماق الإخبارية, romanized: Wakālat Aʻmāq al-Ikhbārīyah) is a news outlet linked to the Islamic State (IS). Amaq is often the "first point of publication for claims of responsibility" for terrorist attacks in Western countries by the Islamic State. In March 2019, Amaq News Agency was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States Department of State.

Amaq News Agency
وكالة أعماق الإخبارية
TypeNews service
AvailabilityActive
FoundedIslamic State
by Baraa Kadek, Abu Muhammad al-Furqan and others
Launch date
14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)
LanguageArabic
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