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The most common weapons used against US and other [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Coalition forces]] during the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|Iraq insurgency]] were those taken from Saddam Hussein's weapon stockpiles around the country. These included [[AKM]] variant assault rifles, [[PK machine gun]]s and [[RPG-7]]s.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite web|title=Insight Into How Insurgents Fought in Iraq|url=http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/insight-into-how-insurgents-fought-in-iraq/|date=17 October 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> ISIL has been able to strengthen its military capability by capturing large quantities and varieties of weaponry during the [[Syrian Civil War]] and [[Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)|Post-US Iraqi insurgency]]. These weapons seizures have improved the group's capacity to carry out successful subsequent operations and obtain more equipment.<ref name="huffpo7aug">{{cite web|title=Not Just Iraq: The Islamic State Is Also on the March in Syria|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-lister/not-just-iraq-the-islamic_b_5658048.html?utm_hp_ref=tw|work=The Huffington Post|date=7 August 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> Weaponry that ISIL has reportedly captured and employed include [[SA-7]]<ref name="wapo18june">{{cite web|last=Gibbons-Neff|first=Thomas|title=ISIS propaganda videos show their weapons, skills in Iraq
  
The most common weapons used against US and other [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Coalition forces]] during the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|Iraq insurgency]] were those taken from Saddam Hussein's weapon stockpiles around the country. These included [[AKM]] variant assault rifles, [[PK machine gun]]s and [[RPG-7]]s.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite web|title=Insight Into How Insurgents Fought in Iraq|url=http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/insight-into-how-insurgents-fought-in-iraq/|date=17 October 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> ISIL has been able to strengthen its military capability by capturing large quantities and varieties of weaponry during the [[Syrian Civil War]] and [[Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)|Post-US Iraqi insurgency]]. These weapons seizures have improved the group's capacity to carry out successful subsequent operations and obtain more equipment.<ref name="huffpo7aug">{{cite web|title=Not Just Iraq: The Islamic State Is Also on the March in Syria|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-lister/not-just-iraq-the-islamic_b_5658048.html?utm_hp_ref=tw|work=The Huffington Post|date=7 August 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> Weaponry that ISIL has reportedly captured and employed include [[SA-7]]<ref name="wapo18june">{{cite web|last=Gibbons-Neff|first=Thomas|title=ISIS propaganda videos show their weapons, skills in Iraq
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|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/06/18/isis-propaganda-videos-show-their-weapons-skills-in-iraq/|work=The Washington Post|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Stinger missiles|Stinger]]<ref name="fox-stingers">{{cite news|title=US-made Stinger missiles have likely fallen into ISIS hands, officials say|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/16/us-made-stinger-missiles-have-likely-fallen-into-isis-hands-officials-say/|accessdate=21 June 2014|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=16 June 2014}}</ref> [[surface-to-air missile]]s, [[M79 Osa]], [[HJ-8]]<ref name="BI9July">{{cite web|title=As ISIS Routs The Iraqi Army, Here's A Look At What The Jihadists Have In Their Arsenal|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-military-equipment-breakdown-2014-7?op=1#t-55-tanks-1|work=Business Insider|date=9 July 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014|author=Jeremy Bender}}</ref> and [[AT-4 Spigot]]<ref name="wapo18june" /> [[anti-tank weapon]]s, [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|Type 59 field guns]]<ref name="BI9July" /> and [[M198 howitzer]]s,<ref name="Stars and Stripes">{{cite news|last1=Prothero|first1=Mitchell|title=Iraqi army remains on defensive as extent of June debacle becomes clearer|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/iraqi-army-remains-on-defensive-as-extent-of-june-debacle-becomes-clearer-1.293417|accessdate=15 July 2014|work=Stars and Stripes|date=14 July 2014}}</ref> [[Humvee]]s, [[T-54/55]], [[T-72]], and [[M1 Abrams]]<ref name="Carter14">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/iraq-options/ |title=U.S. jet fighters, drones strike ISIS fighters, convoys in Iraq|author1=Chelsea J. Carter |author2=Tom Cohen |author3=Barbara Starr |date=9 August 2014 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> [[main battle tank]]s,<ref name="BI9July" /> [[M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117]] armoured cars,<ref name="Zerohedge">{{cite web|url=http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-25/isis-holds-parade-captured-us-military-vehicles|title=ISIS Holds Parade With Captured US Military Vehicles|publisher=Zero Hedge|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> truck-mounted [[DShK]] guns,<ref name="wapo18june" /> [[ZU-23-2]] anti-aircraft guns,<ref name="Military Times">{{cite web|last1=Tilghman|first1=Andrew|last2=Schogol|first2=Jeff|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140612/NEWS08/306120062/How-did-800-ISIS-fighters-rout-2-Iraqi-divisions-|title=How did 800 ISIS fighters rout 2 Iraqi divisions?|work=Military Times|date=12 June 2014|accessdate=14 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="RT News">{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/165044-militants-seize-mosul-iraq/|title=State of emergency: ISIS militants overrun Iraq city of 1.8mn, free 2,500 prisoners|publisher=[[RT (TV network)|RT News]]|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref> [[BM-21 Grad]] [[multiple rocket launcher]]s,<ref name="huffpo7aug" /> and at least one [[Scud]] missile.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28116846|title=Isis leader calls on Muslims to 'build Islamic state'|publisher=BBC News|date=1 July 2014|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref>
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|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/06/18/isis-propaganda-videos-show-their-weapons-skills-in-iraq/|work=The Washington Post|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Stinger missiles|Stinger]]<ref name="fox-stingers">{{cite news|title=US-made Stinger missiles have likely fallen into ISIS hands, officials say|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/16/us-made-stinger-missiles-have-likely-fallen-into-isis-hands-officials-say/|accessdate=21 June 2014|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=16 June 2014}}</ref> [[surface-to-air missile]]s, [[M79 Osa]], [[HJ-8]]<ref name="BI9July">{{cite web|title=As ISIS Routs The Iraqi Army, Here's A Look At What The Jihadists Have In Their Arsenal|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-military-equipment-breakdown-2014-7?op=1#t-55-tanks-1|work=Business Insider|date=9 July 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014|author=Jeremy Bender}}</ref> and [[AT-4 Spigot]]<ref name="wapo18june" /> [[anti-tank weapon]]s, [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|Type 59 field guns]]<ref name="BI9July" /> and [[M198 howitzer]]s,<ref name="Stars and Stripes">{{cite news|last1=Prothero|first1=Mitchell|title=Iraqi army remains on defensive as extent of June debacle becomes clearer|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/iraqi-army-remains-on-defensive-as-extent-of-june-debacle-becomes-clearer-1.293417|accessdate=15 July 2014|work=Stars and Stripes|date=14 July 2014}}</ref> [[Humvee]]s, [[T-54/55]], [[T-72]], and [[M1 Abrams]]<ref name="Carter14">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/iraq-options/ |title=U.S. jet fighters, drones strike ISIS fighters, convoys in Iraq|author1=Chelsea J. Carter |author2=Tom Cohen |author3=Barbara Starr |date=9 August 2014 |publisher=CNN |accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> [[main battle tank]]s,<ref name="BI9July" /> [[M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117]] armoured cars,<ref name="Zerohedge">{{cite web|url=http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-25/isis-holds-parade-captured-us-military-vehicles|title=ISIS Holds Parade With Captured US Military Vehicles|publisher=Zero Hedge|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> truck-mounted [[DShK]] guns,<ref name="wapo18june" /> [[ZU-23-2]] anti-aircraft guns,<ref name="Military Times">{{cite web|last1=Tilghman|first1=Andrew|last2=Schogol|first2=Jeff|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140612/NEWS08/306120062/How-did-800-ISIS-fighters-rout-2-Iraqi-divisions-|title=How did 800 ISIS fighters rout 2 Iraqi divisions?|work=Military Times|date=12 June 2014|accessdate=14 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="RT News">{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/165044-militants-seize-mosul-iraq/|title=State of emergency: ISIS militants overrun Iraq city of 1.8mn, free 2,500 prisoners|publisher=RT News|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref> [[BM-21 Grad]] [[multiple rocket launcher]]s,<ref name="huffpo7aug" /> and at least one [[Scud]] missile.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28116846|title=Isis leader calls on Muslims to 'build Islamic state'|publisher=BBC News|date=1 July 2014|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref>
   
 
ISIL shot down an Iraqi helicopter in October 2014, and claims to have shot down "several other" helicopters in 2014. Observers fear that they have "advanced surface-to-air missile systems" such as the Chinese-made [[FN-6]], which are thought to have been provided to Syrian rebels by Qatar and/or Saudi Arabia, and purchased or captured by ISIL.<ref name=NYT-manpad>{{cite news|last1=Semple|first1=Kirk|last2=Schmitt|first2 = Eric|title=Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril for Aircrews|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/world/middleeast/missiles-of-isis-may-pose-peril-for-aircrews.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=26 October 2014}}</ref>
  
ISIL shot down an Iraqi helicopter in October 2014, and claims to have shot down "several other" helicopters in 2014. Observers fear that they have "advanced surface-to-air missile systems" such as the Chinese-made [[FN-6]], which are thought to have been provided to Syrian rebels by Qatar and/or Saudi Arabia, and purchased or captured by ISIL.<ref name=NYT-manpad>{{cite news|last1=Semple|first1=Kirk|last2=Schmitt|first2 = Eric|title=Missiles of ISIS May Pose Peril for Aircrews|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/world/middleeast/missiles-of-isis-may-pose-peril-for-aircrews.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=26 October 2014}}</ref>

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The Seal of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Country

Main:
Flag of Iraq Iraq
Libya Libya
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Flag of Syria Syria

Size

In Iraq and Syria
200,000[17] (Kurdish claims)
70,000 (Russian military estimate)[18]
100,000[19] (Jihadist claim)
20,000–31,000 [20] (CIA estimate)

Outside Iraq and Syria
1,000[21]–2,000[22] (In Egypt)
1,300–8,000 (In Libya)[23][24]
1,000 (In Algeria)[25][not in citation given]
4,200+ (In Jordan)[26]
3,000 (In Turkey)[27]
300+ (In Afghanistan)[28]
12,500–21,000 (In Pakistan)[29][better source needed]
~1,000 (in Yemen)[7][30]
1,000–4,000 (In Europe)[15][16]
7,000–10,000 (In West Africa)[31][32]

Estimated total:

53,000–258,000
Headquarters Ar-Raqqah
Engagements

International campaign against ISIL

Iraqi insurgency

Syrian Civil War

Second Libyan Civil War

Sinai insurgency

List of wars and battles involving ISIL Yemeni Civil War (2015)

Commanders
Current
commander

Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant2 Abu Suleiman al-Naser
(Current Head of Military Council)[33]

Insignia
Black Standard (variant) AQMI Flag

The military of ISIL is the fighting force of the rebel group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The total force size has been estimated from tens of thousands to over two hundred thousand. ISIL's armed forces grew quickly during 2014. The ISIL military, including groups incorporated into it in 2014, openly operates and controls territory in Iraq, Syria, multiple cities in Libya, and Nigeria.[9][10] It also has made border clashes and incursions into Lebanon, Iran, and Jordan. ISIL-linked groups operate in Algeria, Pakistan,[8] the Philippines,[11][12] and in West Africa (Cameroon, Niger, and Chad).[9] In January 2015, ISIL was also confirmed to have a military presence in Afghanistan[1] and in Yemen.[7] Additionally, in early February 2015, it was reported that ISIL was smuggling fighters into the European Union, by disguising them as civilian refugees.[15] An ISIL representative said that ISIL had successfully smuggled 4,000 fighters, and that the smuggled fighters were planning attacks in Europe to retaliate for the airstrikes carried out against ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria. However, experts believe that the ISIL claim of 4,000 was exaggerated to boost their stature and spread fear, although they acknowledged that some of the Western countries are aware of the smuggling.[16] A significant number of ISIL fighters are from outside Iraq and Syria.

Their military is based on mobile foot militant units using light vehicles such as gun equipped pick-up trucks (technicals), motorbikes and buses for fast advances. They also use artillery, tanks and armored vehicles captured from the Iraqi and Syrian Armies. It is alleged that the ISIL military had gained control of 3 aircraft from the Syrian Army and are flying them over Syria, although two of these were reportedly shot down by Syria.

ISIL has a long history of using truck and car bombs, suicide bombers, and IEDs. They have also deployed chemical weapons in Iraq and Syrian Kurdistan. Other terror tactics include genocide, mass executions (including beheadings), psychological operations through sophisticated propaganda, widespread torture of prisoners, and organized sexual violence and slavery.

Command structure

See also: List of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant members

According to the Institute for the Study of War, ISIL's 2013 annual report reveals a metrics-driven military command, which is "a strong indication of a unified, coherent leadership structure that commands from the top down".[35] Middle East Forum's Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi said, "They are highly skilled in urban guerrilla warfare while the new Iraqi Army simply lacks tactical competence."[36]

Little is known about the military command structure of ISIL. Sources indicate that Abu Muslim al-Turkmani (Deputy Leader in Iraq – Killed in Action) was an Iraqi Army General and Abu Ali al-Anbari (Deputy Leader in Syria) was also an Iraqi Army Major General, both under the Saddam Hussein government. Georgian born fighter Abu Omar al-Shishani is a prominent figure in the ISIL military and it has been speculated that he may have become the military chief for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant following the death of Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Bilawi al-Anbari in Mosul in June 2014.[37] Reports indicate that the military is organized into brigades such as a female unit tasked with policing religious laws.[38] According to battle reports ISIL often operates in small mobile fighting units.

ISIL’s fighters are reportedly organised into seven branches: infantry, snipers, air defence, special forces, artillery forces, the “army of adversity”, and the Caliphate Army. This force structure is largely replicated in each of it’s designated provinces, with the most skilled fighters and military strategists in each area serving in the special forces unit, which is not allowed to redeploy to other provinces. Parallel to this structure is the Caliphate Army, which is directed by ISIL’s central command rather than its provincial leadership. Made up overwhelmingly of foreign fighters, it is deployed to assist in battles across ISIL controlled territory.[39] The group also operates outside areas it largely controls using a cell structure. An ISIL-linked senior militant commander in Sinai told Reuters, “They [ISIL] teach us how to carry out operations. We communicate through the internet, ... they teach us how to create secret cells, consisting of five people. Only one person has contact with other cells. They are teaching us how to attack security forces, the element of surprise. They told us to plant bombs then wait 12 hours so that the man planting the device has enough time to escape from the town he is in.”[40]

Troops

File:Islamic State (IS) insurgents, Anbar Province, Iraq.jpg

Islamic State fighters seen here in Anbar province, Iraq.

Troops in Iraq and Syria

In June 2014, ISIL had at least 4,000 fighters in Iraq,[41] and the CIA estimated in September 2014 that it had 20,000–31,500 fighters in Iraq and Syria.[42] The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that the force numbers around 80,000–100,000 total (up to 50,000 in Syria and 30,000 in Iraq).[43][44] Reuters quoted "jihadist ideologues" as claiming that ISIL has 40,000 fighters and 60,000 supporters,[19] while a Kurdish leader estimated in November 2014 that ISIL's military had 200,000 fighters.[17]

Some Syrian rebel factions have defected to ISIL, including the 1,000 soldier strong Dawud Brigade in July 2014.[45] In addition to volunteers and jihadists, ISIL is known for forcing other rebel groups, and conscripting individuals, to submit to and fight for ISIL. Many reports say troops and equipment move between various parts of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon as tactical needs arise.

Foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria

See also: Foreign rebel fighters in the Syrian Civil War

There are many foreign fighters in ISIL's ranks. In June 2014, The Economist reported that "ISIS may have up to 6,000 fighters in Iraq and 3,000–5,000 in Syria, including perhaps 3,000 foreigners; nearly a thousand are reported to hail from Chechnya and perhaps 500 or so more from France, Britain and elsewhere in Europe."[46] Chechen leader Abu Omar al-Shishani, for example, was made commander of the northern sector of ISIL in Syria in 2013.[47][48] According to The New York Times, in September 2014 there were more than 2,000 Europeans and 100 Americans among ISIL's foreign fighters.[49] As of mid-September 2014, around 1,000 Turks had joined ISIL,[50] and as of October 2014, 2,400–3,000 Tunisians had joined the group.[51] An ISIL deserter alleged that foreign recruits were treated with less respect than Arabic-speaking Muslims by ISIL commanders and were placed in suicide units if they lacked otherwise useful skills.[52] According to a UN report, an estimated 15,000 fighters from nearly 70 countries have travelled to Iraq and Syria to join militant groups, including ISIL.[53]

Despite thousands of foreign volunteers, Reuters has stated that 90 percent of ISIL's fighters in Iraq are Iraqi and 70 percent of its fighters in Syria are Syrian.[19]

Number of nationals fighting for ISIL

Note List does not include nationals of Iraq and Syria (except for nationals of Iraqi Kurdistan).
Note According to jihadist ideologues, 90% of its fighters in Iraq are Iraqi and 70% of its fighters in Syria are Syrian.[19]

Allegiance to ISIL from groups outside Iraq and Syria

Weapons

See also: Military equipment of ISIL

Conventional weapons

The most common weapons used against US and other Coalition forces during the Iraq insurgency were those taken from Saddam Hussein's weapon stockpiles around the country. These included AKM variant assault rifles, PK machine guns and RPG-7s.[100] ISIL has been able to strengthen its military capability by capturing large quantities and varieties of weaponry during the Syrian Civil War and Post-US Iraqi insurgency. These weapons seizures have improved the group's capacity to carry out successful subsequent operations and obtain more equipment.[101] Weaponry that ISIL has reportedly captured and employed include SA-7[102] and Stinger[103] surface-to-air missiles, M79 Osa, HJ-8[104] and AT-4 Spigot[102] anti-tank weapons, Type 59 field guns[104] and M198 howitzers,[105] Humvees, T-54/55, T-72, and M1 Abrams[106] main battle tanks,[104] M1117 armoured cars,[107] truck-mounted DShK guns,[102] ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns,[108][109] BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers,[101] and at least one Scud missile.[110]

ISIL shot down an Iraqi helicopter in October 2014, and claims to have shot down "several other" helicopters in 2014. Observers fear that they have "advanced surface-to-air missile systems" such as the Chinese-made FN-6, which are thought to have been provided to Syrian rebels by Qatar and/or Saudi Arabia, and purchased or captured by ISIL.[111]

Aircraft

When ISIL captured Mosul Airport in June 2014, it seized a number of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and cargo planes that were stationed there.[112][113] According to Peter Beaumont of The Guardian, it seemed unlikely that ISIL would be able to deploy them.[114]

ISIL also captured fighter aircraft in Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported in October 2014 that former Iraqi pilots were training ISIL militants to fly captured Syrian jets. Witnesses reported that MiG-21 and MiG-23 jets were flying over al-Jarrah military airport, but the US Central Command said it was not aware of flights by ISIL-operated aircraft in Syria or elsewhere.[115] On 21 October, the Syrian Air Force claimed that it had shot down two of these aircraft over al-Jarrah air base while they were landing.[116]

Non-conventional

ISIL captured nuclear materials from Mosul University in July 2014. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Iraq's UN Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said that the materials had been kept at the university and "can be used in manufacturing weapons of mass destruction". Nuclear experts regarded the threat as insignificant. International Atomic Energy Agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor said that the seized materials were "low grade and would not present a significant safety, security or nuclear proliferation risk".[117][118]

Reports suggest that ISIL captured Saddam era chemical weapons from an Iraqi military base[119] and has deployed chlorine gas based chemical weapons against Iraqi Government forces, Syrian Government and Syrian Opposition Forces,[120] and unidentified chemical weapons against Kurds in Kobanî, Syria.[citation needed]

ISIL has a long history of using truck and car bombs, suicide bombers, and IEDs.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Officials confirm ISIL present in Afghanistan". http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2015/01/afghan-officials-confirm-isil-presence-201511815245847478.html. Retrieved 13 February 2015. 
  2. ↑ "ISIS Proclaims 'Caliphate of Sinai'; Calls for Attacking Israel's Eilat - Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com". Algemeiner.com. http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/05/isis-proclaims-calpihate-of-sinai-calls-for-attacking-israels-eilat/. Retrieved 23 December 2014. 
  3. ↑ "IS claims responsibility for Gaza's French Cultural Centre blast, reports". Middle East Eye. 8 October 2014. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/claims-responsibility-gaza-s-french-cultural-centre-blast-1790519098. Retrieved 9 October 2014. 
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Pakistan Taliban splinter group vows allegiance to Islamic State". Reuters. 18 November 2014. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/18/us-pakistan-militants-is-idUSKCN0J20YQ20141118. Retrieved 19 November 2014. 
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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "The Maldives-Syria Connection: Jihad in Paradise?". Jamestown. 21 November 2014. http://www.ict.org.il/Article/1372/Maldives-is-No-Longer-a-Paradise. Retrieved 16 May 2015. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 sohranas. "EXCLUSIVE: ‘It is not the end of fighting in Kobani’ – expert fears IS could return". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. http://syriahr.com/en/2015/02/exclusive-it-is-not-the-end-of-fighting-in-kobani-expert-fears-is-could-return/. Retrieved 13 February 2015. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Mike Giglio, Munzer al-Awad. "ISIS Operative: This Is How We Send Jihadis To Europe". BuzzFeed. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/isis-operative-this-is-how-we-send-jihadis-to-europe#.ejORGJzM9. Retrieved 13 February 2015. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Islamic State has 200,000 fighters claims Kurdish leader". 16 November 2014. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/war-with-isis-islamic-militants-have-army-of-200000-claims-kurdish-leader-9863418.html. 
  18. ↑ "Islamic State formations comprise up to 70,000 gunmen — Chief of Russia's General Staff". Russian News Agency "TASS". 10 December 2014. http://itar-tass.com/en/world/766237. 
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