Administrative divisions of ISIL
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See also: ISIL territorial claims
Administrative divisions of ISIL refers to the wilayahs or "provinces" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, either claimed or controlled by the group.
Within Iraq and Syria, ISIL uses many of the existing governorate boundaries to subdivide its territory, though they may intend to reorganise them later.
Iraq[edit]
See also: Governorates of Iraq
The proclaimed Wilayats in Iraq are:[1]
- Southern Province ولاية الجنوب
- Diyala Province ولاية ديالى
- Baghdad Province ولاية بغداد
- Kirkuk Province ولاية كركوك
- Salahuddin Province ولاية صلاح الدين
- Anbar Province ولاية الأنبار
- Ninewa Province ولاية نينوى
- Al Jazeera Province ولاية الجزيرة
- Tigris Province ولاية دجلة
- North Baghdad Province ولاية شمال بغداد
- Fallujah Province [2] ولاية الفلوجة
- Furat (Euphrates) Province (In Iraq and Syria) ولاية الفرات
Syria[edit]
See also: Governorates of Syria
The proclaimed Wilayats in Syria are:[1]
- Al Barakah Province (Al-Hasaka) ولاية البركة (الحسكة)
- Al Kheir Province (Deir ez-Zor) ولاية الخير (دير الزور)
- Al Raqqah Province ولاية الرقة
- Al Badiya Province ولاية البادية
- Halab (Aleppo) Province ولاية حلب
- Idlib Province ولاية إدلب
- Hama Province ولاية حماة
- Homs Province[3] ولاية حمص
- Damascus Province ولاية دمشق
- Coast (Al Sahel) Province ولاية الساحل
- Furat (Euphrates) Province (In Iraq and Syria) ولاية الفرات
Libya[edit]
The group divides its operations in Libya using three historical provinces:[4][5]
- Cyrenaica Province ولاية برقة
- Fezzan Province ولاية فزان
- Tripolitania Province ولاية طرابلس
Africa[edit]
- Sinai Province ولاية سيناء
- Algerian Province ولاية الجزائر
- West African Province[6] ولاية غرب أفريقيا
Yemen[edit]
See also: Governorates of Yemen
- Sanaa Province ولاية صنعاء
- Shabwah Province ولاية شبوة
- Lahej Province ولاية لحج
- al Bayda Province ولاية البيضاء
- Hadramawt Province ولاية حضرموت
- Aden-Abyan Province[7] ولاية عدن-أبين
Saudi Arabia[edit]
- Najd Province ولاية نجد
- Hejaz Province[8] ولاية الحجاز
Asia[edit]
- Khorasan Province ولاية خراسان
- al-Qawqaz Province ولاية القوقاز
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bill Roggio (9 April 2014). "ISIS’ ‘Southern Division’ Praises Foreign Suicide Bombers". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ "Islamic State releases photos showing fighting in Amiriyat al Fallujah". The Long War Journal. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt9fkN1VwWE
- ^ "Islamic State Sprouting Limbs Beyond Its Base". The New York Times. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "ISIS atrocity in Libya demonstrates its growing reach in North Africa". CNN. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "ISIS Global Intelligence Summary March 1 - May 7, 2015" (PDF). Institute for the Study of War. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Desknote: The Growing Threat of ISIS in Yemen". American Enterprise Institute. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ al-Shihri, Abdullah (7 August 2015). "Saudi Arabia mosque bombing that killed 15 claimed by 'new' Islamic State group". The Age. Retrieved 7 August 2015.