What is ISIS Hunters?
{{Infobox war faction|name=ISIS Hunters|image= |active=2017–2023|leaders=|partof={{Flagicon image|PMC_Wagner_Center_logo.png}} [[Wagner Group]]|allies={{Flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces (1980–2024).svg}} [[Syrian Armed Forces]]|opponents={{Flagicon image|Islamic State flag.svg}} [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Syrian_Democratic_Forces.svg}} [[Syrian Democratic Forces]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_United_States.svg}} [[United States]]|battles=[[Syrian civil war]] *[[Palmyra offensive (2017)]] *[[Battle of Khasham]]|active2=Disbanded|allegiance={{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Syria.svg}} [[Syria]]}} The '''ISIS Hunters''' were a [[mercenary]] force affiliated with the [[Wagner Group]] that fought on the side of the [[Syrian Armed Forces]] during the [[Syrian civil war]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Abu al-Khair|first=Waleed|title='ISIS Hunters' belies mercenaries' true intent: to protect Russian interests in Syria|work=Caravanserai|url=https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2021/03/29/feature-02}}</ref> The ISIS Hunters were formed in 2017 to fight in the [[Palmyra offensive (2017)|Palmyra offensive]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-18|title=Syrie: les ISIS Hunters, ces soldats du régime de Damas formés par la Russie|url=https://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/syrie-les-isis-hunters-ces-soldats-du-regime-de-damas-formes-par-moscou-bachar-al-assad-forces-speciales-russie-syriens-etat-islamique-palmyre-daech-stephane-mantoux-5e-corps|access-date=2023-12-16|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218175344/https://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/syrie-les-isis-hunters-ces-soldats-du-regime-de-damas-formes-par-moscou-bachar-al-assad-forces-speciales-russie-syriens-etat-islamique-palmyre-daech-stephane-mantoux-5e-corps|url-status=dead}}</ref> and were disbanded in 2023 after the [[Wagner Group rebellion]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-07-01|title=Как будут делить сирийский “Вагнер”|url=https://news.ram