The five commanders are described as "some of the most wanted" leaders of the ISIS. Four are said to be Iraqi and one of Syrian nationality.
They were shown on TV in yellow prison uniforms. One of them was the governor of the Islamic State's Euphrates province / and considered one of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's most trusted commanders. Baghdadi, who declared himself ruler of all Muslims in 2014, is now believed to be hiding in the Iraqi-Syrian border region after losing all the cities and towns of his self-proclaimed caliphate.