Saturday, November 15, 2014

Seized Documents Reveal The Inner Workings Of The Islamic State

Photo: Peter Neumann, director of the International Center for the Study of Radicalization, examines documents he says reveal details about the kind of welfare system that ISIS has created for its fighters. (CBC)

Inside ISIS: Salman Ahsrafi's Photo Found In Documents Revealing Underbelly Of Extremist Group -- CBC

CBC is first North American broadcaster to view secret files obtained by German TV from Iraqi forces

The face of Salman Ashrafi, a Calgary man who drove a bomb-laden car into an Iraqi military base outside Baghdad last November, killing 46 people, appears amid a treasure trove of documents and videos that lay bare the bureaucratic underbelly of ISIS.

The documents and videos provide a new weapon for coalition forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Coalition forces obtained the documents, videos and 160 USB keys after Iraqi special forces hunted and killed the group's top commander, Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Bilawi, in early June.

Ever since, much has been said about the intelligence value of the information, but the documents have never been viewed before.

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My Comment: The CBC video in this report is a must see.

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