By Eric Schmitt The group that has been linked to the deadly terrorist attack in Moscow on Friday is the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan called Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province, also known as ISIS-K ... and eventually the recapture of territory that IS-K or ISIS-K had started administering in the region and so by 2020 This is ...

But the jihadis have since regrouped within the region and beyond, becoming particularly active in parts of Africa and in Afghanistan, where ISIS' so-called Khorasan province (referred to as ISIS ...

This analysis of IS-K was published in 2018 and is not being updated. For a more recent analysis of Islamic State Khorasan from the Transnational Threats Project, please click here. Islamic State ...

Asked if the US received any assurance from Pakistan that it will take action against terrorists, Tammy Bruce said she was ...

Nearly defeated by U.S., Iraqi and Kurdish forces a few years later, ISIS has now regained some territory and has ... ISKP stands for Islamic State Khorasan Province. ISKP has already used its ...

The K in ISIS-K stands for Khorasan Province, a reference to a historical ... The group once held large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq and has been linked to dozens of terrorist attacks ...

Shortly after the attack, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) claimed responsibility ... an ancient term for a territory roughly encompassing parts of modern-day Iran, Turkmenistan ...

ISIS-K, short for Islamic State Khorasan Province, is a regional affiliate ... ISIS-K has been confronted with military defeats, loss of territory and leadershipand diminishing resources.

The attack was carried out by one of the cells of the organization known as "Khorasan Province ... ISIS shows that it is possible to significantly weaken Hamas, take away its grip on the territory ...