List of Islamic State members

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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.

Former ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; mugshot by US armed forces while in detention at Camp Bucca in 2004

Leadership and branches

Current known personnel (in descending order by approximate rank)

Foreign ISIL branches and governors of ISIL territories

Former leaders and senior personnel

Former leaders (in ascending order by date of capture or death)

Other former personnel

See also

References

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