Over two-thirds of foreign IS group recruits are well educated, World Bank finds - France 24
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More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or university, according to a new study by the World Bank.
Many of the young recruits who travel to Syria or Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) group – also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh – have received some education but are frustrated by the lack of opportunities in their home regions, a new World Bank study found.
The report, entitled “Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism”, found that 68 percent of those who joined the IS group between 2013 and 2014 claimed to have gone to the equivalent of a high school or university, with more than 25 percent having received at least some university-level schooling. Less than 15 percent of the foreign recruits had little or no education.
The study focused on the “basic socio-economic information” provided by 3,803 foreign recruits. The data was collected by the terrorist organisation itself and leaked to German intelligence services in March 2016. The World Bank then compared the leaked data to broader demographic, geographic and economic information to identify the factors associated with radicalisation.
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"While terrorism is not associated with poverty and low levels of education, the lack of inclusion seems to be a risk factor of radicalization into violent extremism. Moreover, unemployment certainly has explanatory power. Policies that promote job creation, therefore, not only benefit young people seeking jobs, but may help thwart the spread of violent extremism and its attendant effects on national and regional economic growth. "
(Though this report is worth a read, the social and psychological state of recruits is the goldmine all States want to get their hands on)
Report at Request Rejected
More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or university, according to a new study by the World Bank.
Many of the young recruits who travel to Syria or Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) group – also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh – have received some education but are frustrated by the lack of opportunities in their home regions, a new World Bank study found.
The report, entitled “Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism”, found that 68 percent of those who joined the IS group between 2013 and 2014 claimed to have gone to the equivalent of a high school or university, with more than 25 percent having received at least some university-level schooling. Less than 15 percent of the foreign recruits had little or no education.
The study focused on the “basic socio-economic information” provided by 3,803 foreign recruits. The data was collected by the terrorist organisation itself and leaked to German intelligence services in March 2016. The World Bank then compared the leaked data to broader demographic, geographic and economic information to identify the factors associated with radicalisation.
...
"While terrorism is not associated with poverty and low levels of education, the lack of inclusion seems to be a risk factor of radicalization into violent extremism. Moreover, unemployment certainly has explanatory power. Policies that promote job creation, therefore, not only benefit young people seeking jobs, but may help thwart the spread of violent extremism and its attendant effects on national and regional economic growth. "
(Though this report is worth a read, the social and psychological state of recruits is the goldmine all States want to get their hands on)
