The Isis report uses computer-generated graphics to detail the group's
reign of terror in the Middle East. This chart shows the number of
explosive devices the group detonated in 2012 and 2013
Another set of graphics in the report shows the weaponry Isis now has in its possession
In 2013
alone, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, says it has
carried out nearly 10,000 operations in Iraq, 1,000 assassinations,
planted 4,000 improvised explosion devices and freed hundreds of radical
prisoners
Isis also claims to have turned hundreds of 'apostates' and says it now has at least 15,000 fighters in its ranks
Out of the
15,000 fighters Isis has at its disposal, 12,000 of them are believed
to be from outside Iraq and Syria - the majority of these from
neighbouring Middle Eastern countries.
However
an estimated 2,000 are believed to have arrived from European
countries, including Britain, with a growing number of arrivals from
countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
Details
of the report emerged as new information about the way Isis is funded
and attracts recruits came to light, with reports suggesting widespread
support in South East Asia, particularly Indonesia - the country with
the world’s biggest Muslim population
: Fierce fighting is currently taking place at Baqubah, the last major
city before the capital, as ISIS militants seize control of vast swathes
of northern Iraq
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