ISIS forces its elements to use drugs to control them, says Tigris Operations

(IraqiNews.com) Diyala – The commander of the Tigris Operations Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir al-Zaidi confirmed on Monday, that ISIS forces its elements to use specific drugs in order to control them, pointing out that the suicide bombers are receiving three doses of drugs before carrying out operations.

Al-Zaidi said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, “We have confirmed information that ISIS forces its elements to use specific types of drugs in order to increase addiction to get them under control and push them into the abyss of death,” noting that, “most of ISIS dead in Diyala battles and Salah al-Din were found in possession of pills and narcotic drugs.”

Al-Zaidi added that “most of ISIS suicide bombers are receiving three narcotic doses,= before carrying out suicide operations,” explaining that, “the organization depends on the drug dramatically, and we have found big quantities of drugs in their dens in the liberated cities, especially in Diyala and Salah al-Din during the past months.”