Questions Raised Over Authenticity of ‘Leaked’ IS Group Documents

France 24
By: Leela Jacinto

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Documents purportedly from the Islamic State (IS) group and acquired by German and British media contain several inconsistencies that have raised doubts about the credibility of the files.

The documents – believed to be IS group recruitment questionnaires – contain the names, addresses, phone numbers and other information on 22,000 jihadis who…

“There are discrepancies between other documents issued by the Islamic State,” said Richard Barret, vice president of the New York-based Soufan Group, in an interview with FRANCE 24.

“But in 2013-2014, the Islamic State was a little more confused, perhaps, when it was in its early days. Also, some details have been deleted by the people owning and publishing the documents. The originals do have details, which is now missing. So those things give rise to questions about their authenticity, but I do believe they’re genuine.”

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