A couple of things that I've wondered about ISIS...

 

1) What is the ISIS End Game...When do they stop, when do they say, "Hey we won"?

2) Who is the person in ultimate power for ISIS/ISIL?

3) Who is gaining or maintaining power through ISIL spreading through out Mid East and into Europe...same as #2 or is it a nation state?

4) ISIS is making over half a billion dollars per year, maybe much more...who controls that money?

5) I guess my main question who is set to gain the most from this Jihad, who is in one of Sadam's Old Palaces discreetly eating Bacon Cheeseburgers while drinking Jack Daniels and watching American made Porn while rolling around in piles of money everyday...while others are dying and making him rich and more powerful each day?

6) Lastly, why don't countries like Eqypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and others ban together to do what ever is needed to put an end to ISIS/ISIL?

They want to set up a state-like entity across the Levant that is home to exclusively non-apostate (according to their terms) Muslims. They also expect that this will be sealed when they defeat the West on the battlefield of Dabiq which is incessantly referenced in their rhetoric. As far as an end-game, this is probably it. Their beliefs about Dabiq and the Islamic Caliphate have a feel not unlike Christianity's view of Revelations.

 

Their leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He has named himself caliph of this new state. Not much is known about him. He's an Iraqi and has a strong religious background. He's given a few major sermons but I believe he is otherwise out of the spotlight.

 

I assume al-Baghdadi controls where the money goes. From what I understand they buy weapons and fund their fighting in Syria that puts the other rebel groups to shame. They've also been able to get people to live under their calibrate by providing them with food and basics. I'm sure there's a good amount of gangsterism going on, but I'm not sure who's benefiting from it/what they are doing with the money.

 

There's also a lot of sectarianism that affects the politics here. The Gulf states are happy to fund Assad's rivals. ISIS are comprised of Sunni Muslims, which makes them a natural enemy of the Shia (which is part of why Iran is involved). Saudi Arabia is a Sunni country so they don't want to aid Shia groups/countries, but they are also Leary of ISIS challenging the purity of their religion/government and causing unrest and violence there. Egypt is probably the most capable military power besides Iran, but I'm not sure what interest they have in getting further involved in that conflict and risk instability at home.