Audio: Who are the ISIL militants?



The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has laid claim to large parts of Iraq since capturing the country’s second largest city, Mosul, on June 9, 2014. Who are they and what is leading to their success? Hugh Naylor speaks to us from Erbil, Iraq.

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The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

Ain Issa camp:
  • Established in 2016
  • Houses 13,309 people, 2,092 families, 62 per cent children
  • Of the adult population, 49 per cent men, 51 per cent women (not including foreigners annexe)
  • Most from Deir Ezzor and Raqqa
  • 950 foreigners linked to ISIS and their families
  • NGO Blumont runs camp management for the UN
  • One of the nine official (UN recognised) camps in the region