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Isis videos 'excite' group's supporters
Research suggests brutal films, such as that of the killing of David Haines, are inspiring potential jihadis
Isis fighters in Syria. Evidence from social media suggests filmed murders and speeches attacking the US and UK have made the group's cause more attractive to some jihadists. Photograph: AP
Graphic videos showing British and American hostages being murdered by Islamic State (Isis) fighters are stirring support among foreign jihadis who are excited by a new confrontation with the west, monitoring of Islamists' social media activity suggests.
Barbarous online films, such as the two-and-a half-minute video showing the killing of British aid worker David Haines released on Saturday night, are "turning on" jihadists in countries such as Tunisia and Libya who had previously reacted coolly to the civil war between the Sunni fundamentalists of Isis and the Shia minorities in Syria and Iraq.
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Isis videos 'excite' group's supporters
Research suggests brutal films, such as that of the killing of David Haines, are inspiring potential jihadis
- The Guardian, Sunday 14 September 2014 14.15 EDT
Isis fighters in Syria. Evidence from social media suggests filmed murders and speeches attacking the US and UK have made the group's cause more attractive to some jihadists. Photograph: AP
Graphic videos showing British and American hostages being murdered by Islamic State (Isis) fighters are stirring support among foreign jihadis who are excited by a new confrontation with the west, monitoring of Islamists' social media activity suggests.
Barbarous online films, such as the two-and-a half-minute video showing the killing of British aid worker David Haines released on Saturday night, are "turning on" jihadists in countries such as Tunisia and Libya who had previously reacted coolly to the civil war between the Sunni fundamentalists of Isis and the Shia minorities in Syria and Iraq.
Continue reading at:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/14/isis-videos-excite-groups-supporter