The mechanism for recruiting candidates for IS fighters is so efficient that according to Andrzej Mroczek, deputy director of the Center for Terrorism Research, three weeks is enough to turn a young person into a terrorist using the Internet.
Activities of Islamic State recruiters
Modern terrorism is based on networks. There are many groups, groups and forums for people fascinated by Islam, susceptible to the influence of various spirit guides. From them, Islamic State recruiters select people who can be useful to them
– explains Andrzej Mroczek, deputy director of the Center for Terrorism Research.
He emphasizes that the first phase is to check the potential of such a candidate. Economic issues are important – the more this type of activity can improve a person’s life status, the better – but especially psychological issues.
People with an unformed personality are a tasty snack
Most desirable are individuals with an unformed personality, susceptible to influence, hungry for authority
says the expert.
According to Mroczek, the psychological profile of young people recruited into the services of the Islamic State is similar to that of members of gangs or other criminal groups.
They have a strong need to belong to a group, to be appreciated, to raise their status; more than average propensity to violence
– mentions the deputy director of the Terrorism Research Center.
He adds that these are often people with complicated personal situations: young people who have had a hard time, e.g. their parents’ divorce, or otherwise felt rejected, have been deprived of a sense of security, role model, etc.
Convert to Islam
The final stage of the militant recruitment process is conversion to Islam.
Such a man can already do a lot for an idea
says the expert. Although he emphasizes that not every fighter recruited by terrorists is prepared to commit a terrorist suicide attack.
He may try to persuade someone else to do this, for example a girl who has a crush on him or another person he impresses
Mroczek said. He added that militant recruiters usually leave it up to their imagination how they want to prove themselves. They rely on their members’ understanding of the purpose of the attack and its organization.
Andrzej Mroczek assures that in Poland cases of recruitment of militants are incidental. The services monitor the network for this with modern tools.
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Source: wPolityce