A massive data leak of ISIS documents revealed last month has been analyzed, and shows details of the organization’s recruits.
The records show that the individuals who joined ISIS in 2013 and 2014 were not interested in serving in suicide attacks, according to NBC News. The files also show that the jihadists had a higher education level than expected, and were well-traveled.
The documents, from a stolen memory stick, were released last month to Sky News. The individual who leaked the data told the British media that he was in the Free Syrian Army but later converted to ISIS. He said he subsequently became disillusioned with the terrorist organization and left. He turned in the documents hoping to bring down the group. The data included a 23-question recruitment form to join ISIS.
NBC News, in collaboration with the Combating Terrorism Center at the elite military academy, analyzed and transformed the documents into a database of more than 4,000 foreign fighters from 71 countries.
