ISIS-K

American  

[ahy-sis-key] / ˈaɪ sɪsˈkeɪ /

noun

1. Also called Islamic State Khorasan Province.   ISIS-KP.   ISKP.  Islamic State Khorasan: an Afghanistan-based branch of ISIS.

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Etymology

Origin of ISIS-K

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, American intelligence tracked ISIS-K threats in Iran and Russia and notified those countries’ governments.

From Los Angeles Times

ISIS-K is believed to have several thousand soldiers, with Tajiks constituting more than half, experts said.

From New York Times

Hundreds of men from Tajikistan — a small, impoverished country in Central Asia controlled by an authoritarian president — have joined an affiliate of the Islamic State in Afghanistan known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K, analysts say.

From New York Times

U.S. intelligence specifically attributed it to an Afghanistan-based affiliate known as ISIS-K, which is known to despise Putin’s Russia for repressing Muslims in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

From Seattle Times

Yet, the Kremlin rebuffed a U.S. intelligence alert issued March 7 that ISIS-K was planning an attack in Moscow in the coming days, and warned that large gatherings, including concert halls, should be avoided.

From Seattle Times