In a group full of bloodthirsty psychopaths, the Chechen jihadis stand out as especially brutal.

Chechens lead way in ISIL war for dominance – Al Jazeera America

The battle with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a game of thrones, with players using alliances, revenge and treachery in order to advance their interests. Three recent news headlines involving ISIL and Chechen resistance fighters illustrate not only the scale of the contest but also how marginal the U.S. has become to the adversaries.

First, in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, a suicide bomber reported to be a native of Grozny named Opti Mudarov, killed five and wounded twelve in an attack on a concert to celebrate both Gronzny City Day and the birthday of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

Second, in Kobane, the Kurdish city in north Syria that is under siege by ISIL fighters, leading the attack is a Chechen, Abu Omar al-Shishani (birth name: Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili), who hails from the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia. He happens to be the same commander who led the spearhead to capture Mosul, Iraq last June.