Isis document leak reportedly reveals identities of 22,000 recruits
Source: The Guardian
Isis document leak reportedly reveals identities of 22,000 recruits
Documents obtained by German intelligence thought to contain names
of 16 Britons, in information stolen in Syria by fighter disillusioned with
Islamic State
Ewen MacAskill Defence and intelligence correspondent
Wednesday 9 March 2016 23.50 GMT
More than a dozen Britons and a handful of Americans are among Islamic State fighters reportedly named in a cache of 22,000 documents obtained by German intelligence.
Britons identified in the documents so far had previously been revealed to the public and are dead, killed in US-led strikes, or their whereabouts unknown. Sixteen Britons are thought to be on the list, among them Junaid Hussain and Reyaad Khan.
The documents, thought to be from a border crossing into Syria, are questionnaires of each would-be recruit. There are 23 questions, including names, date and place of birth, hometown, telephone number, education and blood type.
Germanys interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, confirmed the documents were real and they would facilitate speedier, clearer investigations and stricter prison sentences for those returning from Syria and Iraq. De Maizière said the materials help clarify the underlying structures of this terrorist organisation.
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