Interesting piece by Forbes. I imagine the youth thought that the Arab Spring would change everything for them, but it didn't happen.
8/10/2015 @ 3:11PM 595 views
How ISIS Gained Traction In The Middle East
GUEST POST WRITTEN BYDaniel Cohen and Danielle Levin
Mr. Cohen is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv Univ. Ms. Levin is a research assistant at INSS.
Foreign fighters joining the Islamic State (ISIS) from Western countries is a problem—one that mainstream media has paid special attention to. But what about the thousands of Muslims, residents of the turbulent Middle East and North Africa, flocking to ISIS? This is where most of the terrorist organization’s fighting power is coming from—and we shouldn’t be ignoring them.
Just because recruits from Arab and Muslim countries aren’t our “next-door neighbors” doesn’t mean they don’t pose a direct threat. In fact, they are fairly similar to Western fighters: Both are primarily disaffected young men searching for religious identity and freedom. But those from the Middle East have suffered harsh dictatorship, low economic conditions, unemployment and hostility against radical Islamic elements.
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How ISIS Gained Traction In The Middle East - Forbes?
8/10/2015 @ 3:11PM 595 views
How ISIS Gained Traction In The Middle East
GUEST POST WRITTEN BYDaniel Cohen and Danielle Levin
Mr. Cohen is a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv Univ. Ms. Levin is a research assistant at INSS.
Foreign fighters joining the Islamic State (ISIS) from Western countries is a problem—one that mainstream media has paid special attention to. But what about the thousands of Muslims, residents of the turbulent Middle East and North Africa, flocking to ISIS? This is where most of the terrorist organization’s fighting power is coming from—and we shouldn’t be ignoring them.
Just because recruits from Arab and Muslim countries aren’t our “next-door neighbors” doesn’t mean they don’t pose a direct threat. In fact, they are fairly similar to Western fighters: Both are primarily disaffected young men searching for religious identity and freedom. But those from the Middle East have suffered harsh dictatorship, low economic conditions, unemployment and hostility against radical Islamic elements.
Continue reading at:
How ISIS Gained Traction In The Middle East - Forbes?
