 The flag of the Islamic State | |
| Formation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Multi-purpose branch of the Islamic State |
Emni, also known as Amn al-Kharji,[1] is a multi-purpose branch of the Islamic State (ISIS), a Jihadist Islamist militant group that controlled a large amount of the Middle East in the 2010s. It serves as ISIS' internal police force, foreign operations unit, and intelligence and security branch, while also making propaganda. It started out as an internal police force in 2014, and expanded to help and protect ISIS' territorial growth, as well as to recruit people worldwide to perform terrorist attacks outside of their territory. Emni was involved in the 2015 Bardo National Museum attack, 2015 Sousse attacks, 2015 Paris attacks, 2016 Brussels bombings, and the July 2016 Dhaka attack.[2][3][4]
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