Known as one of the most dangerous
Islamic Jihadists in the world, ISIS commands a larger population than Britain.
In this report culled from the Daily
Mail, you will find out how the brutal Islamic Jihadist government
operates.
Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has
appointed a rigid chain of command beneath him, divided into separate councils
responsible for everything from the sale of oil, to internal communications and
decisions on which prisoners to execute and how.
The highly detailed information on
exactly how the terror group operates, as well as the names of Baghdadi's
deputies and department heads, stems from the discovery of a USB stick inside
the home of Abu Abdul Rahman al-Bilawi - the now deceased former-head of
ISIS' military operations in Iraq.
While terror group Al Qaeda's
central command operates using a small highly-centralized group of trusted
advisers close to leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, ISIS has been able to to rapidly
respond to issues and developments thanks to a team of executives with the
power to act of Baghdadi's behalf.
While Baghdadi - whose real name
is Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarai - is ISIS' overall leader, he
is understood to have appointed two deputies to oversee operations in Iraq and
Syria.
Fadel Ahmad Abdullah al-Hiyali,
who uses the code name Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, is understood to be in charge of
operations in Iraq, while a man identified as Abu Ali al-Anbari is responsible
for Syria.
Baghdadi has also appointed a
seven-man 'cabinet', with each member reporting to him directly and and
advising on operational policy across the territory, according to new research
by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC).
Included in this group of seven
are thought to be Shawkat Hazem al-Farhat, who uses the code name Abu
Abdul Kadr and advises on general management issues, and Abdul Wahid
Khutnayer Ahmad, who calls himself either Abu Louay or Abu Ali and counsels on
security, according to the Telegraph.
Other cabinet member include Bashar Ismail al-Hamdani, AKA Abu Mohamed (head of prisoners), Muafaq Mustafa Mohammed al-Karmoush, known as Abu Salah (head of finances in Iraq), Mohammed Hamid al-Duleimi, who calls himself Abu Hajar al-Assafi (head of internal messages), and Abdullah Ahmed al-Meshedani, AKA Abu Kassem (in charge of the arrival of foreign fighters' arrival).
The seventh 'cabinet' member is
understood to be have been al-Bilawi - the now deceased militant and former
captain in Saddam Hussein's army, whose USB stick revealed the names of much of
ISIS' top brass. It is not known who, if anyone, has replaced him as Baghdadi's
military adviser in Iraq.
While the 'cabinet' acts strictly
as an advisory body for Baghdadi himself, ISIS' leader also employs 12
'governors' in Syria and 12 governors in Iraq who ensure his diktats are
implemented.
These 24 governors are each
responsible for a specific region under ISIS' control, with each one appointing
a team of 'councillors' to manage every tiny aspect of everyday life in the
area.
According to CNN, each governor is
in charge of eight councils: financial (managing the sale of oil and the
purchase of weapons and supplies), leadership (implementation and drafting of
laws), military (defence of the territory), legal (crime and punishment),
assistance (ensuring fighters are adequately resourced), security (internal
policing), intelligence (information gathering) and media (releasing statements
and propaganda, and overseeing militants' use of social media).
These regional 'councils' operate
on the orders of their governor who bases his demands on those issued by
Baghdadi himself, and also according to new laws and advice released by another
group reporting to ISIS' leader and deputies, namely the Shura or war council.
The group comprises a group of
highly trained religious and military experts, among them Fares Reif al-Naima,
AKA Abu Shema, Abdul Rahman al-Afari, AKA Abu Suja, and Khairy
Abed Mahmoud al-Taey, AKA Abu Kifah, according to the Telegraph.
ISIS has most likely split the
'Islamic State' into Syrian and Iraqi branches to make it easier to manage,
Jasmine Opperman, TRAC's Southern Africa Director, told CNN.
'They see the caliphate as one
state, yet there are two different governments.... I believe this split is
purely administrative at this time. They don't want to be seen as downplaying
the caliphate, but to make it easier to govern they were forced to make a
separation between Syria and Iraq.'
According to Opperman, the members
of the Shura Council are particularly interesting because - although they are
appointed by Baghdadi - they also have the power to punish and even fire him
and other senior ISIS figures if they consider them to have breached Islamic
law.
All major decisions on ISIS'
activities, such as the sickening filmed murders of U.S. journalists James
Foley and Steven Sotloff, and British aid worker David Haines, will also have
been given approval by the Shura Council.
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