The Illuminati is the name of an ancient secret order from Europe, who's original intent was supposedly to "free" mankind from the oppressive forces of religions and kings. But in fact the Illuminati turned out to be just another group of elites, in a long unbroken chain of competing elite groups who attempted to seize control of the world from the elites in religion and from the kings.
By employing the Freemasonic methodologies of "Divide and Conquer" and "Order out of Chaos" these elites, stealthily and rapidly spread these human control techniques around the world.
By secretly instigating "civil wars", "famines", pan continental and now global wars they wipe out whole generations of a given society's populations and move in to gain access to, and control of that regions treasures. Their goals were not to "free" anyone from the oppressive forces of anything, but to wrestle control of the masses from these religions and kings and into their hands. Their goals are to steal and kill everything they can. Their flag is the skull and crossbones. They are the modern day pirates.