Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cewar Hukumar Tsaro ta Jiha ta Georgia, kimanin 'yan kasar Georgia 50, galibi daga Kist (Chechen) da ke zaune a Pankisi Gorge, sun shiga kungiyoyin Islama a Siriya da Iraki a watan Yunin 2016. Ya zuwa watan Yunin 2017, aƙalla 'yan ƙasa 25 na Georgia sun mutu a cikin waɗannan rikice-rikice. Wani tsohon soja na
2008 Russo-Georgian War da kuma tsohon sandan a cikin sojojin Georgia, Abu Omar al-Shishani, ya zama kwamandan kungiyar IS a Siriya. Wani kuma shi ne Musulmi Shishani.