List of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant members
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This is a list of current and former members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and its previous incarnations, including operating as a branch of al-Qaeda known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), from 2004–2014.[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]

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)
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (leader)[3]
- Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (official spokesperson and an emir in Syria)[4]
- Abu Muhammad al-Shimali (key leader in ISIL’s Immigration and Logistics Committee and responsible for facilitating the travel of foreign fighters primarily through the border Turkey/Syria)[5]
- Abu Yusaf (senior security official) [6][7]
- Abu Ahmad al-Alwani (Member of Military Shura)[8]
- Ahlam al-Nasr (poet and propagandist)
- Abu Ali al-Shishani, aka Anas Sharkas, aka Anas Jarkas (commander, formerly with al-Nusra,[9][10] wife detained in Lebanon)[11]
- Abu Ahmed (senior official interviewed by the Guardian)[12]
- Lavdrim Muhaxheri, leader of ethnic Albanian mujahideen
- "The Beatles"[13]
- Foreign ISIL branches
- Abubakar Shekau, Leader of ISIL West Africa Province
- Rustam Asildarov, Leader of ISIL North Caucausus Province
- Abu Osama al-Masri, Leader of ISIL Sinai Province
- Hafiz Saeed Khan, Leader of ISIL Khorasan Province[14][15]
- Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost (Recruiter for Wilayat Khorasan)[16][17]
- Bilal Bosnić (Bosnian, alleged recruiter in Europe)[18]
Governors of ISIL territories
- Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi (Governor in ISIL "Province" of Eastern Libya)[19]
- Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi (Governor of 'South and Central Euphrates' region)[20]
Former leaders and senior personnel
- Former leaders (in descending order by date of death)
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (founder; killed in 2006)[21]
- Abu Ayyub al-Masri (killed in 2010)[22]
- Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi (killed in 2010)[23]
- Abu Suleiman al-Naser (head of military shura; killed in February 2011)[24][25]
- Haji Bakr (Strategic head and top deputy in Syria, killed in 2014)[26]
- Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi (Head of Military Shura, killed in 2014)[27]
- Abu Ayman al-Iraqi (Member of Military Shura; killed in November 2014)[28][25][29]
- Abu Sayyaf (senior leader overseeing ISIL's gas and oil operations, killed in May 2015)[30]
- Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali (also known as Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, deputy leader in charge of Iraq; killed on 18 August 2015)[31][32][33]
- Abu Nabil al Anbari, (Leader of ISIL in Libya, killed in an air strike in November 2015)[34]
- Mullah Abdul Rauf (Deputy Leader of Wilayat Khorasan; killed in 2015)[35][36]
- Hafiz Wahidi (Replacement Deputy Leader of Wilayat Khorasan; killed in 2015)[37]
- Abu Omar al-Shishani (field commander in Syria, killed in March 2016)[38]
- Abu Ala al-Afri (Also known as Abu Ali al-Anbari, Deputy leader of ISIL, killed in March 2016)[39][40]
- Abu Waheeb (commander in Al Anbar, Iraq; killed in May 2016)[41][42][43]
- Other former personnel
- Abu Taisir (Al-Zarqawi's top Lieutenant, killed in 2003)[44]
- Abu Anas al-Shami (Strategist, and Al-Zarqawi's adviser, killed in 2004)[45]
- Abu Azzam (killed in 2005)[46]
- Abu Omar al-Kurdi (captured in 2005)[47]
- Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi (captured in 2006)[48]
- Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (killed in 2006)[49]
- Hamid Juma Faris Jouri al-Saeedi (captured in 2006)[50]
- Abu Yaqub al-Masri (killed in 2007)[51]
- Haitham al-Badri (killed in 2007)[52]
- Khaled al-Mashhadani (captured in 2007)[53]
- Mahir al-Zubaydi (killed in 2008)[54]
- Mohamed Moumou (killed in 2008)[55]
- Huthaifa al-Batawi (killed in 2011)[56]
- Omar al-Farouk al-Turki (ISIL Governor of Al-Hasakah Governorate, killed in 2014)
- Douglas McCain (killed in 2014)[57]
- Abd al Basit (Military emir in Iraq, killed in 2014)[58]
- Radwan Talib (Mosul Governor, killed in 2014)[58][59]
- Hassan Hassan Saeed Al-Jabouri (replacement Mosul Governor, killed in 2014)[59]
- Hazem Al-Saeedi - Jarf Al-Sekhar region, Southern Iraq (killed in 2014)[60]
- Abdelmajid Al-Atibi Al-Sabti, religious emir (killed in 2014)[61]
- Akram Qirbash (top ISIL judge; killed in 2015)[62]
- Abu Maria - Top ISIL commander in Tikrit[63] (killed in 2015)
- Ali Awni al-Harzi (killed in 2015)
- Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-'Awni al-Harzi (emir of suicide bombers, fundraiser,[64] killed in 2015)
- Abu Malik (co-Emir of the Kharbadan front, killed in 2015)[65]
- Abu Abdul-aziz (co-Emir of the Kharbadan front, killed in 2015)[66]
- Ahmed al-Ruwaysi or Abu Zakariya al-Tunisi (killed in 2015)[67]
- Abu Abdullah, media coordinator for Mosul area; killed near Mosul by US military strike 18 August 2015[31]
- Selim Suleiman al-Haram (a leader of Egypt branch, killed in 2015)[68]
- Denis Cuspert (also known Abu Talha al-Almani), (German recruiter; killed 16 October 2015 near Raqqa in US air strike)
- Mohammed Emwazi, nicknamed "Jihadi John" (participant in beheading videos; killed 12 November 2015 near Raqqa in US air strike)[69]
- Abu Aiman (governor, killed in 2015)[70]
- Abu Hadi (governor, killed in 2015)[70]
- Abu Khidir (emir, killed in 2016)[71]
- Abul-Athīr al-‘Absī (emir, propagandist and "kidnapper-in-chief", killed in 2016)[72][73] His death was confirmed in the 14th issue of Dabiq magazine, where the epithet 'May Allah accept him' was used beside his name.
- Thaher Mohammed Salman al-Sabawi (commander of ISIS branch in Nineveh province, killed in 2016)[74]
- Abu Ali Sha'i (leader of IS Sharia Court, killed in 2016)[75]
- Abu Aisha (leader of IS security affairs, killed in 2016)[76]
- Abu Saif (member of ISIS Council of Military Affairs and "general commander" of ISIS in Mosul, killed in 2016)[77]
- Bazran al-Husam (governor of Al-Hamadaniya district in Nineveh province, killed in 2016)[78]
- Abu Fouz (leader of ISIS Arsal branch, killed in 2016)[79]
- Rafiuddin (top financial provider to ISIS militants in Nangarhar province, killed in 2016)[80]
- Abu Ali al-Tunisi (commander of northern Syrian military branch, killed in 2016)[81]
- Eidan al-Ezzi (commander of the ISIS police branch, killed in 2016)[82]
- Abu al-Hija (a leader of the Tunisia branch, killed in 2016)[83]
- Neil Prakash (Australian ISIS recruiter, killed in 2016)[84]
See also
References
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