23 questions asked to prospective jihadis upon entrance into ISIS

THE TIMES OF INDIA

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(THETIMESOFINDIA)Acacheofleaked"surveys"giventowould-bejihadisjoiningISISshowthe23questionsthatmakeuptheterrorgroup'srigorous"entranceinterviews".

Thedocumentsasknewrecruitstodetailahostofinformationin23fields,includingtheirbirthdate,nationality,bloodtypeand"previousjihadiexperience".

Tensofthousandsoftheforms,obtainedbySkyNews,revealthenamesof22,000peoplefromatleast51countries,includingtheUK,whogaveuppersonalinformationastheyjoinedthemilitantgroup.

Theformsshowingthe23-questionsurveyinArabicwerepreviouslypublishedonlinebyZamanAlWasl,apro-oppositionSyriannewswebsite.

ZamanAlWasl'sreportclaimedthepersonaldetailsof1,736fightersfrom40countrieshadbeenrevealed,showingthataquarterwereSaudisandtherestpredominantlyTunisian,MoroccanandEgyptian.

Thedocuments,writteninArabicandstampedwithlogosusedbytheso-calledIslamicState,allegedlycontaindetailsof16Britishfighters.

Inadditiontotheirnames,theformsshowprospectiveISISrecruitswereaskedtogivetheir"fightername"aswellastheir"mother'smaidenname".

Theywereaskedtolisttheir"levelofeducation","levelofShariaunderstanding"andwhethertheyhad"foughtbefore".

Potentialmembersofthegroupalsorevealedwhethertheyhad"specialskills"andwhat"role"theywouldtake,withapplicantsaskedtochooseiftheywantedtobeusedassuicidebombers,soldiersorinanotherrole.

Their"levelofobedience"isalsonotedontheformsand,chillingly,afieldisalsodesignatedfortheir"dateandplaceofdeath".Afinalfieldisleftfor"notes"aboutthecandidates.

AccordingtoSkyNewstheyincludeprominentnamesoffiguresalreadyknowntobemembers,suchasBritonsAbdelBaryfromLondon,JunaidHussainandReyaadKhanfromCardiff.

TheyalsorevealtheidentitiesofanumberofpreviouslyunknownjihadisintheUK,acrossnorthernEurope,muchoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,aswellasintheUnitedStatesandCanada.

The23questionsinfull:

1.Name

2.Fightername

3.Mother'smaidenname

4.Bloodtype

5.DOBandnationality

6.Marriagestatus

7.Addressandplaceofresidence

8.Levelofeducation

9.LevelofShariaunderstanding

10.Previousjob

11.Countriestravelledthrough

12.Areaenteredfrom

13.Whorecommended

14.Dateofentry

15.Havetheyfoughtbefore

16.Whatrolewilltheytake

17.Anyspecialskills

18.Currentplaceofwork

19.Securitydeposit

20:Levelofobedience

21:Contactnumbers

22:Dateandplaceofdeath

23:Notes