The Islamic Caucasus Emirate’s (ICE) leader in Dagestan, Said Arakanskiy, denounced the jihadists who defected to the Islamic State in a newly-released video. [See LWJ report, Dagestani jihadist swears allegiance to Islamic State, invoking backlash.] The rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has created an interesting dynamic in the jihadists’ world. The group has tried to remain neutral in the conflict between the Islamic State and its jihadist rivals in Syria. The Islamic State did not formally agree to such a deal.