ISIS-KHORASAN (ISIS-K)

May 16, 2019

The United Nations (UN) has imposed sanctions on terror group ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) for its links with Al-Qaeda and involvement in several attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Names: The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL-K) is known as ISIS-K, ISIS South Asia Branch, Islamic State's Khorasan Province' and 'South Asian Chapter of ISIL'.
Timeline: ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) is a terror group which was formed in 2015 by a Pakistani national and a former commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Present Status: ISIS-K has links with Al-Qaeda and has been involved in several attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group has killed over 150 people.
Recent development: The United Nations Security Council's 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee has imposed sanctions on ISIS-K. ISIS-K is now subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.