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Siebert, Johannes U.; von Winterfeldt, Detlof; John, Richard. \u201cIdentifying and Structuring the Objectives of the \u201cIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant\u201d (ISIL) and its Followers.\u201d Decision Analysis <\/em>(INFORMS), 2016, 13(1), 26-50, <\/em>dx.doi.org\/10.1287\/deca.2015.0324<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This study addressed three questions: 1. What are the objectives of the leaders of ISIL? 2. What are the objectives of the followers of ISIL? 3. How are the two sets of objectives related? To answer these questions we analyzed the transcripts of interviews and presentations of 59 subject matter experts (SMEs) and conducted a separate analysis of speeches of ISIL leaders and selected Internet sources. In both efforts we identified and structured the strategic, fundamental, and means objectives of ISIL and its followers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results indicate that ISIL\u2019s leaders pursue four strategic objectives: Establish a Caliphate in Iraq and the Levant, Control and Govern the Caliphate, Expand Islam and Sharia Law Worldwide, and Recreate the Power and Glory of (Sunni) Islam. The followers\u2019 objectives can be partitioned into three strategic objectives: Humanitarian Fulfillment, Religious Fulfillment and Personal Fulfillment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The objectives identified from the SME interviews were similar to those identified from ISIL leaders\u2019 statements and the Internet. However, the Internet search revealed many more personal objectives of ISIL followers. The results further indicate that ISIL\u2019s leadership objectives are closely aligned with those of its followers. There also is a sharp contrast between the objectives of ISIL and those of Al Qaeda, particularly ISIL\u2019s emphasis on occupying and controlling territories in Iraq and Syria vs. Al Qaeda\u2019s focus on worldwide jihad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This study addressed three questions: 1. What are the objectives of the leaders of ISIL? 2. What are the objectives of the followers of ISIL? 3. How are the two sets of objectives related? To answer these questions we analyzed the transcripts of interviews and presentations of 59 subject matter experts (SMEs) and conducted a separate analysis of speeches of ISIL leaders and selected Internet sources. In both efforts we identified and structured the strategic, fundamental, and means objectives of ISIL and its followers.<\/p>\n

The results indicate that ISIL\u2019s leaders pursue four strategic objectives: Establish a Caliphate in Iraq and the Levant, Control and Govern the Caliphate, Expand Islam and Sharia Law Worldwide, and Recreate the Power and Glory of (Sunni) Islam. The followers\u2019 objectives can be partitioned into three strategic objectives: Humanitarian Fulfillment, Religious Fulfillment and Personal Fulfillment.<\/p>\n

The objectives identified from the SME interviews were similar to those identified from ISIL leaders\u2019 statements and the Internet. However, the Internet search revealed many more personal objectives of ISIL followers. The results further indicate that ISIL\u2019s leadership objectives are closely aligned with those of its followers. There also is a sharp contrast between the objectives of ISIL and those of Al Qaeda, particularly ISIL\u2019s emphasis on occupying and controlling territories in Iraq and Syria vs. Al Qaeda\u2019s focus on worldwide jihad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications-research"],"yoast_head":"\nIdentifying and Structuring the Objectives of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (Isil) and its Followers - Johannes Siebert<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We have developed a method to identify and structure the objectives of IS terrorists.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/johannessiebert.com\/?p=1039&lang=en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Identifying and Structuring the Objectives of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (Isil) and its Followers - 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