![]() Although it previously opposed the Islamic State (IS), AI’s leadership announced that the group was disbanding and merging with IS in August 2014. Since 2011, the group has also fought alongside Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic Front in Syria. AI had ties with Al Qaeda and fought against secular Kurdish groups as well as the U.S.-led coalition and the Iraqi government. The group was formed in December 2001 by a merger of several other Kurdish Islamist groups. (10 killed, 6+ wounded) Īnsar al-Islam (AI) is a predominantly Kurdish Salafist militant organization based in Iraqi Kurdistan. No group claimed responsibility, but AI is suspected to be behind the attack. Last Attack: April 21, 2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Tawuq village, Kirkuk, Iraq. Salih survived the attack, but five of his bodyguards were killed along with two of the AI assailants. First Attack: 2002: In the spring of 2002, AI sent several gunmen to assassinate PUK leader, Barham Salih. ![]()
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