the rapid growth and establishment of the islamic state in iraq and syria has been far from an accidental rise of religious fanaticism , but a calculated move orchestrated by one of saddam hussein 's closest men .
a cache of documents , including the blueprints for an isis secret service and instructions on how to infiltrate and take control of local villages have been discovered in syria , der spiegel reveals .
the handwritten charts and notes of samir al-khlifawi , a former iraqi army colonel better known by nom de guerre haji bakr .