Eisa Younes Framing and analyzing ISIS through classical management… 289 Figure 9 – ISIS Central Command Structure fought alongside him in Iraq after 2009, thereby making it impractical for them to go against his word. The Sharia Council is headed by Baghdadi himself, and manages the doctrine formations and the implementation of religious edicts. The Military Council is responsible for strategic planning, organizing attacks, promoting officers, deploy-ing of arms and ammunition, and distributing bounty. It consists of 8-13 members, with Chechen fighters generally holding sway in this Council. The Security Council oversees the internal security measures and controls, including intelligence and spy routing, the leadership’s security, infiltration of enemy lines, and the formation of suicide units. When security threats are high, the leadership generally chooses and at times morphs the organization structure into a cellular form21. Within this set-up, separate cells act as core tactical components for the entire organization. When this is done, it makes it more difficult for the counterterrorism agencies to infiltrate the whole organization. Individuals in one cell would be mostly unaware of the existence and composition of other cells, so this fact lends longevity to the organization even in cases of regular capture of operatives. Terrorist groups can also construct cells that are multifunctional in nature. The cell members can be given an option of remaining in direct coordination with each other for technical and emotional support22. In these instances, the cell leader may be the only individual given the authority and option to communicate and coordinate with other cells and higher levels. ISIS operates multiple cells that serve the organization in different regional or local areas throughout national and transnational activities. 21 Zirakzadeh, C. E. “From Revolutionary Dreams to Organizational Fragmentation: Disputes over Violence within ETA and Sendero Luminoso”. Terrorism and Political Violence, 2002, no. 14(4), 66-92. 22 Mishal, S., & Avraham, S. “The Palestinian Hamas”.Columbia University Press. 2000. Revista del Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos n.º 13 - Año: 2019 - Págs.: 275 a 306
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