On 29 August 2014, a statement on the behalf of 50 leaders and members of Ansar al-Islam announced that the group was merging with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, thereby officially dissolving the organization.
Den 29. august 2014 kom en erklæring på vegne af 50 ledere af Ansar al-Islam som meddelte, at gruppen var at fusionere med Islamisk Stat, og dermed officielt opløste organisationen.