To be fair, Islam is the only religion acting this way today. Much more common in the past.
Also there are lots of cults that are mafia-like, notably Scientology. And quite a few in Africa.
They both report up to the financial elites.
The Bonesmen leaders of the OSS/CIA have a long history of working with the mafia and terror groups.
The mafia was spawned by Mohammadism when the Mohammadans overran that island.
If I were in charge of counterterrorism, I’d cut some deals with the Tony Soprano-types to look the other way at some of their prostitution and racketeering in exchange for quietly disposing of sleeper cells for us.