List of Islamic State members


This is a list of current and former members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and its previous incarnations, including operating as a branch of al-Qaeda known as al-Qaeda in Iraq, from 2004 to 2006. Little is known about the leadership or members, as most use assumed names and many fight or appear in video with covered faces. Most of its members are former officers and soldiers of Saddam Hussein's regime under the then-ruling Iraqi regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party after its collapse in 2003.

Current leadership, branches and personnel

Leadership

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Personnel

  • Abu Mansour – informal ambassador of IS in Turkey.
  • Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi – Canadian IS recruit, returned to Canada in 2016.
  • Sharmeena Begum – British school girl who travelled to join IS after her mother died of cancer.
  • Abu Muhammad al-Italy, who edited an article of Voice of Khorasan.
  • Muhammed Amin, oldest jihadist in IS and member of the uyghurs.
  • Abu Dujanah al-Baljiki is an IS fighter from Belgium who highlighted a remote-control anti-aircraft weapon to target American and French aircraft in a video titled We Will Surely Guide Them To Our Ways.
  • Abu Jihad al-Rusi, an IS fighter from Russia.
  • Abu Suhayb al-Faransi, a former army trainer and businessman.
  • Abu Salih al-Amriki is an IS fighter who urged to carry out attacks and vowed to raise the IS flag over the White House.
  • Abu Jihad al-Karachai, Umar's companion.
  • Abu Anisa al-Dagestani, former leader. Hazimi. Escaped from IS. Wanted by the Security Service of the Islamic State.
  • Abdul Wadoud from France, Islamic State fighter, who taunted President Francois Hollande.

Former leaders and senior personnel

Leaders and personnel captured

Leaders killed

Other personnel killed