They normally feed alone or in pairs.

Most leaders feed upon the existing identity and solidarity of their groups.

Adult males are veryshort lived, usually surviving less than five hours, and do not feed.

As in any civil war, such entrepreneurs of violence become increasingly likely to carry the day the longer the conflict endures. They feed on their own atrocities or on those of their opponents to win support through fear rather than conviction using videos to raise funds and recruit new members.