Islamic State – Yemen Province
Branch of Islamic State
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| July 9 2022 | An IS suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacks a Houthi convoy about 160 km southeast of Sana'a in the Afar region of al-Bayda, killing or wounding several Houthis. |
| August 18 2020 | IS members attack tribal forces in Wadi Yakla, Al Bayda, with the attack's result being unknown. |
| June 2020 | Houthis launched an offensive in Al Bayda, clearing 1000 square kilometers of terrain from AQAP and ISIS forces, effectively eliminating the largest known ISIS pocket in Yemen. |
| March 10 2020 | Islamic State – Yemen Province reported active in Iraq on this date |
| August 30 2019 | IS claims responsibility for a suicide attack killing 3 soldiers of security belt forces. |
| June 25 2019 | Abu Osama al-Muhajer was captured by Saudi coalition forces, ending his leadership of IS-YP. |
| April 26 2019 | IS militants claim a bombing against a grocery store in Yakla, Al Bayda, killing eight civilians. |
| 2018 | ISIS Yemen Province merged all its sub-wilayahs into a singular 'Yemen Wilayah', following ISIL's strategy of consolidating provincial structures. |
| March 2017 | Muhammad Qan'an Al-Saya'ri (also known as Abu Osama al-Muhajer) became the leader of IS-YP. |
| February 14 2017 | IS suicide car bomb blast at a sports club in Radaa, Al Bayda, kills three Houthi fighters and wounds eight people. IS fighters also shell a tribal leader's house, killing a civilian and wounding another in Bakarat, Al Qurayshiyah. |
| November 15 2016 | Suspected IS militants raided a residence and beheaded a civilian near Bayda, Al Bayda. |
| May 15 2016 | IS militants claim responsibility for a suicide attack killing 25 police recruits in the city of Mukalla in southern Yemen. |
| December 2015 | IS experienced a major internal split, with dozens of members, including military and religious leaders, publicly rejecting the group's leader in Yemen. |
| December 2015 | IS experiences a major internal split, with dozens of members, including military and religious leaders, publicly rejecting the group's leader in Yemen for perceived Sharia violations. |
| October 6 2015 | IS militants conduct suicide bombings in Aden, killing 15 soldiers affiliated with the Hadi government and the Saudi-led coalition, targeting the al-Qasr hotel and military facilities. |
| July 6 2015 | Abu Bilal al-Harbi was identified by BuzzFeed News as the first known leader of Islamic State – Yemen Province (IS-YP). |
| March 2015 | IS carries out its first attack, conducting suicide bombings on 2 Shia Mosques in the Yemeni capital. |
| November 13 2014 | Islamic State announces establishment of a branch in Yemen after receiving pledges of allegiance from unidentified militants, which is rejected by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). |
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