This is a list of former and current members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as ISIL, and its previous incarnations, including operating as a branch of al-Qaeda known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), from 2004–2014.[1] Little is known about the leadership or members, as most use assumed names and many fight or appear in video with covered faces.[2]
Mugshot of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by US armed forces while in detention at Camp Bucca in 2004
- Current known personnel (most use assumed names)
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader since 2010)[3]
- Abu Ali al-Anbari (Deputy Leader in Syria)[4]
- Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (Official spokesperson)[5]
- Abu Ayman al-Iraqi (Head of Military Shura)[6]
- Abu Omar al-Shishani (ISIL field commander in Syria)[7]
- Abu Waheeb (ISIL commander in Anbar Governorate, Iraq)[8]
- Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi (Governor of 'South and Central Euphrates' region)[9]
- Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary (British militant formerly suspected to be "Jihadi John")[10]
- The Beatles (terrorist cell)[11]
- Abu Yusaf[12][13] (ISIL senior security official)
- Bilal Bosnić (Bosnian-recruiter in Europe)[14] (not proven guilty yet)
- Abu Talha al-Almani (Denis Cuspert) (German-recruiter)[15]
- Tariq Bin Al Tahar Bin Al Falih Al 'Awni Al Harzi (Emir of suicide bombers, fundraiser) [16]
- Abu Ali al-Shishani aka Anas Sharkas aka Anas Jarkas (ISIL, formerly with al-Nusra[17][18] commander, wife detained in Lebanon)[19]
- Abu Ahmed (senior official interviewed by the Guardian)[20]
- Foreign ISIL branches
- Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi (Governor in ISIL "Province" of Eastern Libya)[21]
- Shadi el-Manaei (ISIL Chief in Sinai)
- Hafiz Saeed Khan (Emir of Khorasan)
- Mullah Abdul Rauf (Deputy Emir of Khorasan)[22]
- Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost (Chief of Khorasan -Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia - operations)[23][24]
- Former leaders
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Founder - killed in 2006)[25]
- Abu Ayyub al-Masri (killed in 2010)[26]
- Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi (killed in 2010)[27]
- Other former personnel
- Abu Anas al-Shami (killed in 2004)[28]
- Abu Azzam (killed in 2005)[29]
- Abu Omar al-Kurdi (captured in 2005)[30]
- Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi (captured in 2006)[31]
- Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (killed in 2006)[32]
- Hamid Juma Faris Jouri al-Saeedi (captured in 2006)[33]
- Abu Yaqub al-Masri (killed in 2007)[34]
- Haitham al-Badri (killed in 2007)[35]
- Khaled al-Mashhadani (captured in 2007)[36]
- Mahir al-Zubaydi (killed in 2008)[37]
- Mohamed Moumou (killed in 2008)[38]
- Huthaifa al-Batawi (killed in 2011)[39]
- Abu Suleiman al-Naser (Minister of War for Islamic State of Iraq, perhaps for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as well. Possibly killed in 2011, status unknown)[9][40][41]
- Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi (killed in 2014)[42]
- Haji Bakr (killed in 2014)[43]
- Douglas McCain (killed in 2014)[44]
- Haji Mutazz (Deputy in Iraq, killed in 2014)[45]
- Abd al Basit (Military emir in Iraq, killed in 2014)[45]
- Abu Muslim al-Turkmani (Deputy Leader in Iraq, killed in 2014)[4][46]
- Radwan Talib (Mosul governor, killed in 2014)[45][47]
- Hassan Hassan Saeed Al-Jabouri (replacement Mosul governor, killed in 2014)[47]
- Abu Ahmad al-Alwani (Member of military council, killed late 2014)[48]
References[]
- ↑ "Al-Qa‘ida in Iraq (AQI)". National Counterterrorism Center. http://www.nctc.gov/site/groups/aqi.html. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ Reuter, Christoph (18 December 2013). "Masked Army: Jihadist Group Expands Rapidly in Syria". Spiegel Online. Spiegel-Verlag. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/isis-shadowy-jihadist-group-expands-rapidly-in-syria-a-939561.html. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "US State Department wants IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, offering $10 million reward". NewsComAu. http://www.news.com.au/world/us-state-department-wants-is-leader-abu-bakr-albaghdadi-offering-10-million-reward/story-fndir2ev-1227071497608. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Masi, Alessandria (10 November 2014). "If ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Killed, Who Is Caliph Of The Islamic State Group?". International Business Times. IBT Media. http://www.ibtimes.com/if-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-killed-who-caliph-islamic-state-group-1721638. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Bayoumy, Yara. "Islamic State urges attacks on U.S., French citizens, taunts Obama". Reuters. Reuters.
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- ↑ Winfrey, Michael (9 October 2014). "Islamic State Grooms Chechen Fighters Against Putin". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg News. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-10-08/how-islamic-state-grooms-chechen-fighters-against-putin. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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- ↑ Mezzofiore, Gianluca (3 September 2014). "Pro-Isis Bosnia Salafi Leader Bilal Bosnic 'Among 16 Detained in Police Sweep'". International Business Times. IBT Media. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pro-isis-bosnia-salafi-leader-bilal-bosnic-among-16-detained-police-sweep-1463781. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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