Report: The Internal Workings of ISIS

CNN has put itself in the shoes (and sixth-century black robes) of ISIS' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the mysterious boss of the terror group that is striking fear into the hearts of leaders around the world.

In the past couple of years al-Baghdadi has managed to avoid drone attacks and survive civil wars, unify militant groups in two different countries under your banner, raise an army of jihadis from across the globe, and seize a chunk of land stretching from northern Syria to central Iraq.

His newly-declared "Islamic State" is the size of Pennsylvania, so how do you govern it? You compartmentalize.

New data from the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) has revealed that ISIS is putting governing structures in place to rule the territories the group conquers once the dust settles on the battlefield.

The research shows how ISIS has gone from being a purely military force to building a system that can provide basic services, such as making sure that gas and food are available, to its new citizens.

From the cabinet and the governors to the financial and legislative bodies, ISIS' bureaucratic hierarchy looks a lot like those of some of the Western countries whose values it rejects -- if you take away the democracy and add in a council to consider who should be beheaded.

The executive branch of "Al Imara, ISIS’s government, is comprised of al-Baghdadi, his Cabinet advisers and two key deputies, Abu Ali al-Anbari and Abu Muslim al-Turkmani respective leaders in Syria and Iraq.

The two deputies deliver orders to the governors in charge of the various sub-states in Syria and Iraq under ISIS control, who then instruct local councils on how to implement the executive branch's decrees on everything from media relations and recruiting to policing and financial matters.

CNN set-up a chart dissecting the extremist group as follows:

Financial Council: Weapons, oil sales.

Leadership Council: Drafting laws, key policies

Military Council: Defense of the Islamic State

Legal Council: Decisions on executions, recruitment

Fighters Assistance Council: Foreign fighter aid

Security Council: Internal “policing”, executions

Intelligence Council: Information on ISIS enemies

Media Council: Regulates media and social media