Abu Sulayman Al-Adani
Al-Adani is the overall head of the Islamic State in Yemen as of March. Treasury says that Baghdadi nominated al-Adani to serve as the group’s...
Extremism
Khalid Al-Marfadi
Al-Marfadi had many functions like overseeing the movements of fighters, recruiting, and running a training camp in Lahij. He has also been involved in an...
Bilal Ali Muhammad al-Wafi
Al-Wafi is a key member of AQAP in Taiz Governorate who was involved in the 2012 bombing of a Yemeni military parade rehearsal in al-Sabin...
Khalid Sa’id Ghabish al-Ubaydi
As of early 2017, al-Ubaydi transported and secured shipments of smuggled weapons to (Islamic State in Yemen) ISIS-Y’s secret locations and storage depots. As of...
Radwan Muhammad Husayn Ali Qanan
Ali Qanan is a key leader in Aden Governorate and a regional Islamic State field commander in southern Yemen. His responsibilities have included assassination operations...
Brandon-Lee Thulsie
In July 2016, Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie were arrested during raids in South Africa for their links to ISIS. At the time of their...
Tony-Lee Thulsie
In July 2016, Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie were arrested during raids in South Africa for their links to ISIS. At the time of their...
Abu Yahya Al-Iraqi
Abu Yahya Al-Iraqi has reportedly played a key role in security for al-Baghdadi and oversees ISIS security in Iraq and Syria. ISIS has killed hundreds...
Ahmad Alkhald
Alkhald is an ISIS bomb-maker responsible for the deaths of numerous civilians in Europe. He is the explosives chief of the terrorist cell that carried...
Malik Ruslanovish Barkhanoev
Malik also known as, Sayfuddin Ingushi originally traveled to Syria through Turkey and attended a terrorist training camp. After completing his training, Barkhanoev joined an...
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Sheikh Mohammed was a member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization, leading al-Qaeda's propaganda operations from around 1999 until late 2001. Mohammed confessed to masterminding...
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Gadahn, who converted to Islam from Christianity in 1995 at a California mosque, was described as "homegrown," meaning that he had converted to an ideology...