Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict

Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict
Part of the War against the Islamic State, war on terror, Arab Winter, Syrian civil war, Iraqi conflict, Afghan conflict, War in the Sahel, Boko Haram insurgency, Somali Civil War, Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002-present)
Date3 February 2014–present
Location
Various regions across the world
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Supported by:
Taliban
Jemaah Islamiyah (until 2024)
Turkistan Islamic Party
Jama'at Ansar al-Islam (until 2025)
Jamaat Ansarullah
Commanders and leaders
Ayman al-Zawahiri X
Saif al-Adel
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi 
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi 
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi 
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
Casualties and losses
10,000+ killed

The Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between Al-Qaeda and its allied groups, and the Islamic State.