Report offers new detail on scope and scale of ISIS

The violent militant group known as the Islamic State, which has taken control of large swaths of Syria and Iraq over the last few months, is an "alarming phenomenon" that has no precedents in the modern age, according to a new report.

The report, released late Tuesday by the intelligence services firm the Soufan Group, provides new detail on ISIS' internal structure, its area of influence and the origins of its fighters, drawing from previous reporting and open-source intelligence.

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ISIS is "an amazingly well-organized" group, according to Patrick Skinner, one of the authors of the report. Here's part of the group's organizational chart (click to enlarge): Read more...

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