Last Updated: January 19, 2026
ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT - KHORASAN (ISIL- K)
Aliases
ISIL KHORASAN; ISIL'S SOUTH ASIA BRANCH; ISIS WILAYAT KHORASAN; ISISK; ISIS-K; IS-Khorasan; Islamic State Khurasan; Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in Khorasan Province; ISLAMIC STATE'S KHORASAN PROVINCE; SOUTH ASIAN CHAPTER OF ISIL; The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Khorasan Province; The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Khorasan
Other Information
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIL - K) was formed on January 10, 2015 by a former Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132) commander and was established by former Taliban faction commanders who swore an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115)). ISIL – K has claimed re...
Date of listing
2019-05-14
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK horizontal
Target State
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to give effect to the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2368. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Misc...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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