Islamic State – Caucasus Province

Islamic State – Caucasus Province
Islamic State – Caucasus Province
الدولة الإسلامية - ولاية القوقاز (ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah – Wilayah al-Qawqaz); Вилаят Кавказ Исламского государства (Vilayat Kavkaz Islamskogo gosudarstva)
	Logo of Caucasus Province
Leaders	Rustam Asildarov (2015–2016) †; Aslan Byutukayev (2015–2021) †; Unknown (2021-?)
Dates of operation	23 June 2015 – Present
Active regions	Mainly in Russian North Caucasus, as well as in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
Ideology	Islamic extremism; Salafist Islamism; Salafist Jihadism; Wahhabism;
Part of	Islamic State
Opponents	Russia; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Armenia
Battles and wars	Insurgency in the North Caucasus; Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus;

The Islamic State – Caucasus Province (IS-CP; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية - ولاية القوقاز, ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah – Wilayah al-Qawqaz, Russian: Вилаят Кавказ Исламского государства, Vilayat Kavkaz Islamskogo gosudarstva) was a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State (IS), that was active in the North Caucasus region of Russia. IS announced the group's formation on 23 June 2015 and appointed Rustam Asildarov as its leader. Although it was defeated militarily as an organized force by 2017, some lone wolves still act on behalf of the Islamic State.

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