List of Islamic State members

This is a list of current and former members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its previous incarnations, including operating as a branch of al-Qaeda known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), from 2004 to 2006.^[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] Most of its members are former officers and soldiers of Saddam Hussein's regime after its collapse in 2003.^[3]

^ "Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI)". nctc.gov. National Counterterrorism Center. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ Reuter, Christoph (18 December 2013). "Masked Army: Jihadist Group Expands Rapidly in Syria". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ Coles, Isabel; Parker, Ned (11 December 2015). "How Saddam's men help Islamic State rule". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[nctc-1] "Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI)". nctc.gov. National Counterterrorism Center. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

[Spiegel_Online-2] Reuter, Christoph (18 December 2013). "Masked Army: Jihadist Group Expands Rapidly in Syria". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[3] Coles, Isabel; Parker, Ned (11 December 2015). "How Saddam's men help Islamic State rule". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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