It looks like ISIS is getting desperate for more men.
Islamic State relaxes vetting of foreign jihadists in a bid to boost recruits
Exclusive: safe house operatives working for Isil tell the Telegraph they have dropped security restrictions in order to swell the ranks joining the caliphate
Sunni protesters wave Islamist flags while others chant slogans at an anti-government rally in Fallujah Photo: AP
By Ruth Sherlock, Beirut
8:30PM GMT 24 Nov 2014
The Islamic State in the Levant has relaxed "vetting" procedures for foreign jihadists joining the group, and expanded military training camps in a drive to build its "Caliphate", safe house operatives and defectors have told The Telegraph.
The group has apparently largely dropped security measures designed to ensure that foreign recruits are not undercover spies, in favour of boosting numbers.
"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi [Isil's leader] has called for all Muslims to come to their land, so the process is much less stringent," said Abu Ahmed, a Syrian living neighbouring in Turkey who runs a safe house and helps funnel jihadists into the country. "Almost any Muslim who wants to travel now can. They want everyone to come."
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11251608/Islamic-State-r
Islamic State relaxes vetting of foreign jihadists in a bid to boost recruits
Exclusive: safe house operatives working for Isil tell the Telegraph they have dropped security restrictions in order to swell the ranks joining the caliphate
Sunni protesters wave Islamist flags while others chant slogans at an anti-government rally in Fallujah Photo: AP
By Ruth Sherlock, Beirut
8:30PM GMT 24 Nov 2014
The Islamic State in the Levant has relaxed "vetting" procedures for foreign jihadists joining the group, and expanded military training camps in a drive to build its "Caliphate", safe house operatives and defectors have told The Telegraph.
The group has apparently largely dropped security measures designed to ensure that foreign recruits are not undercover spies, in favour of boosting numbers.
"Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi [Isil's leader] has called for all Muslims to come to their land, so the process is much less stringent," said Abu Ahmed, a Syrian living neighbouring in Turkey who runs a safe house and helps funnel jihadists into the country. "Almost any Muslim who wants to travel now can. They want everyone to come."
Continue reading at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11251608/Islamic-State-r
