List of ISIL 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 2004–2006. 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 after its collapse in 2003.
; 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 Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, caliph since 31 October 2019.
- Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi, spokesman since 31 October 2019.
- Gulmurod Khalimov, commander and recruiter since 2015. Tajikistani who has operated primarily in Syria.. Allegedly killed by a Russian airstrike in 2017, but such reports have been unconfirmed by the U.S. intelligence community.
- Tarad Mohammad al-Jarba, key facilitator for foreign fighters. Iraqi. Allegedly killed by a Russian airstrike in 2017, but such reports have been unconfirmed by the U.S. intelligence community.
- Muhammad Khadir Musa Ramadan, senior leader and propagandist.
- Faysal Ahmad Ali al-Zahrani, top Saudi oil official.
- Abu Yusaf, senior security official, European.
- Waleed al-Alwani – "Abu Ahmad al-Alwani", member of Military Shura, Iraqi.
- Abu Muhammad al-Jazrawi, head of Hisbah.
- Abu Jandal al-Masri, Chief of Information in Raqqa.
- Anas Sharkas – "Abu Ali al-Shishani", battalion commander, Syrian.
- Fatiha Mejjati, senior female commander, Moroccan.
- Abu Ahmed
- Bajro Ikanović, senior leader and trainer, active in Syria and Iraq, Bosnian.
- Zulfi Hoxha – "Abu Hamza al-Amriki", senior commander and recruiter, active in Syria and Iraq, Albanian-American.
- Ahlam al-Nasr, propagandist, Syrian.
- Abdullah Al-Belgian, preacher and propagandist.
- Mawlavi Habib Ur Rahman – successor to Qari Hekmat in the north of Afghanistan.
- Abu Nuh –
- Muhammad Yasin Ahram Pérez, known as Abu Lais Al Qurtubí, propagandist after the 2017 Barcelona attacks.
- Abu Salman al-Andalusí, propagandist after the 2017 Barcelona attacks.
- Abu Adam al-Australi, fighter, who is thought to be Mounir Raad.
- Anas el-Abboubi, Italian Commander.
- Muhammad Amin, Uyghur Commander.
- Abu Laith al-Jazerwe, fighter.
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- Mubarak Mohammed al-Otaibi, Syria-based deputy leader of operations in Saudi Arabia.
- Abdul Qadir Mumin, Leader of the Islamic State in Somalia.
- Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, Leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
- Abu Habib al-Libi, senior Libyan leader, served in both Iraq and Libya.
- Muhammad Sholeh Ibrahim, Indonesian leader.
- Mohammed Sajid, Indian leader.
- Aslan Byutukayev, Chechen commander.
- Jalaluddin al-Tunisi, ISIL leader in Tripoli.
- Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, Leader of Abu Sayyaf / ISIL "Province" of the Philippines.
- Abu Bilal al-Harbi, governor of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province.
- Abubakar Shekau, Leader of ISIL West Africa Province.
- Abu Hajar al-Hashemi, Leader of ISIL Sinai Province.
- Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi.
- Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi.
Former leaders and senior personnel
Former leaders (in ascending order by date of capture or death)
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
- Abu Ayyub al-Masri
- Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi
- Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman
- Haji Bakr
- Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi
- Abu Mohannad al-Sweidawi
- Reda Seyam
- Abu Sayyaf
- Umm Sayyaf
- Hasaan al Qaiseri
- Abu Nabil al Anbari
- Abu Saleh, senior Iraqi leader
- Mullah Abdul Rauf
- Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost
- Yunis Hunnar.
- Abu Atheer Amr al-Absi
- Abu Ala al-Afri
- Abu Waheeb
- Abu Omar al-Shishani
- Abu Wardah Santoso,
- Hafiz Saeed Khan,
- Abu Mohammad al-Adnani,
- Moez Fezzani,
- Rustam Asildarov,
- Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti,
- Ahmad Abousamra,
- Zainuri Kamaruddin,
- Abdul Haseeb Logari,
- Turki al-Binali,
- Lavdrim Muhaxheri,
- Abu Khattab al-Tunisi,
- Rachid Kassim,
- Abdul Rahman Ghaleb,
- Isnilon Hapilon,
- Aqsa Mahmood
- Abu Rumaysah
- Abu Osama al-Masri,
- Ali Moussa Al-Shawakh – "Abu Luqman", governor of Raqqah, active in Syria, Syrian, reportedly killed by an Iraqi airstrike on 17 April 2018
- Bahrun Naim,
- Mohamed Mahmoud – "Abu Usama al-Gharib"
- Zahran Hashim,
- Abu Osama al-Muhajer,
- Yusuf Huba,
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
- Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir
- Abu Abdul Bari - "Shifa al-Nima",
- Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi,
- Abdullah Qardash,
Other former personnel
- Abu Mansour
- Abdul Hadi Daghlas
- Abu Anas al-Shami
- Abu Azzam
- Abu Omar al-Kurdi
- Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi
- Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman
- Hamid Juma Faris Jouri al-Saeedi
- Abu Yaqub al-Masri
- Haitham al-Badri
- Khaled al-Mashhadani
- Mahir al-Zubaydi
- Mohamed Moumou
- Huthaifa al-Batawi
- Abu Usamah al-Maghrebi,
- Bilal Bosnić,
- Zakaryah Raad, fighter, died in June 2014 fighting with ISIL in the Middle East.
- Salahedin Ghaitun, known by his nom de guerre Abou Tamima, fighter, died on 15 July 2014 from a gun wound in the head.
- Abu Mosa, press officer, was killed on 22 August 2014 in an attack for al-Tabqa air base in Raqqa Governorate during the Syrian Civil War.
- Douglas McCain
- Noureddine El Mejdoubi, known as Issa Abu, fighter, was arrested and imprisoned in Nanclares.
- Mirsad Omerovic, Austrian Recruiter
- Hassan Saeed Al-Jabouri
- Abu Muhammad Al-Amriki, American recruiter
- Abu Jurnas
- Bastian Vasquez, known by his nom de guerre Abu Safiyyah, propagandist, died between January and May in an infighting incident.
- Ali Awni al-Harzi
- Maher Meshaal, Saudi nasheed singer
- Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-'Awni al-Harzi
- Ahmed al-Ruwaysi
- Selim Suleiman al-Haram
- Junaid Hussain
- Mohammed Emwazi, nicknamed "Jihadi John"
- Mohamed Hamduch, known as Kokito Castillejos, recuiter and fighter who died in Aleppo on 1 December 2015.
- Ubaydullah Hussain,
- Neil Prakash
- Raphael Hostey
- Musa Cerantonio
- Abu al-Harith
- Abu Muhammad al-Furqan
- Abu Walaa,
- Abu Anas al-Iraqi,
- Abu Abdel Rahman,
- Ridvan Haqifi, commander and recruiter, active in Syria and Iraq, Kosovo Albanian. Killed on 8 February 2017.
- Abu Umar al-Almani, commander and recruiter, German. Killed on 25 March 2017.
- Hussein Al-Dhufairi,.
- Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi,
- Fawaz Muhammad Jubayr al-Rawi
- Umm Yasser al-Muhajir, Female Executioner, Fired in June 2017
- Sally-Anne Jones – "Umm Hussain al-Britani", recruiter, British. Killed in June 2017.
- Christian Lappe – "Abu Issa al-Almani", recruiter, German. Killed in August 2017.
- Khaled Sharrouf, foreign fighter who was presumably killed in air strike on 11 August 2017.
- Abdullah el-Faisal – propagandist and recruiter, Jamaican. Captured on 25 August 2017.
- Akhmed Chatayev, trainer and organizer of activity against Russian diplomatic missions, Chechnyan. Killed on 22 November 2017 in Tbilisi by Georgian security forces.
- Abu Natheer al-Muhajir –
- Abu Omer –
- Denis Cuspert – "Abu Talha al-Almani", German recruiter active since 2013. Killed in Gharanij, Syria on 17 January 2018.
- "The Beatles", hostage torturers and executioners, British.
- Ismail al-Eithawi –
- Mohammed Haydar Zammar
- Qari Hekmat –
- Nasser Abu Zaqul –
- Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi –
- Abu Huzeifa Al-Iraqi –
- Abu Walid al-Shishany –
- Fehed el-Sacir –
- Qari Zahid –
- Saleh Nasser Fadhl al-Bakshi –
- Imad Jibar, fighter, was arrested in Turkey.
- Bahrumsyah –
- Khaled al-Loweizi –
- Saddam al-Jammal –
- Mohammed al-Qadeer –
- Omar al-Karbouli –
- Essam al-Zawbai –
- Sharmeena Begum –
- Tareq Kamleh –
- Mufti Nemat –
- Mahad Moalim –
- Mark John Taylor –
- Shamima Begum –
- Umm Hamza –
- Christian Emde -
- Akel Zainal -
- Mullah Krekar –
- Abu al-Ward al-Iraqi –
- Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary –