SHEIK ZUWEID, EGYPT — The Islamic State has implemented a new “blow up or out” promotion policy for its jihadi leaders, according to multiple sources within the Islamic State military personnel directorate.

The new policy requires sheikhs who have received three negative jihad evaluation reports out of their last five reports to become suicide bombers.

The policy is intended to “weed out under-performers and identify and retain talent,” according to a senior jihadi resources official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the new policy. “As we focus increasingly on terroristic operations against the infidel we have an exceptional need for talent of all types,” he added.