Now if only all the ones doing this vetting could be found and shut down.
Westerners Joining ISIS Have Tougher Recruitment Requirements To Weed Out ISIS Spies
By Alessandria Masi @alessandriamasi[email protected] onNovember 09 2014 10:32 PM
Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s eastern Raqqa province, June 30, 2014. Reuters
The huge influx of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq has reportedly made Islamic State militants nervous. Militants have tightened recruitment requirements and security checks for westerners prior to arriving to their stronghold, as ISIS fears spies may be disguised as fighters and infiltrate the group, Asharq al-Awsat reported.
A recent U.N. report said foreigners were joining the group formerly known as ISIS on an “unprecedented scale.” So many people have joined, it seems even ISIS is concerned it won’t be able to weed out spies. The Asharq al-Awsat report said the group recently released a detailed list of requirements for foreign fighters in addition to advice on how to make the trip to Syria without getting caught.
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Westerners Joining ISIS Have Tougher Recruitment Requirements To Weed Out ISIS Spies?
Westerners Joining ISIS Have Tougher Recruitment Requirements To Weed Out ISIS Spies
By Alessandria Masi @alessandriamasi[email protected] onNovember 09 2014 10:32 PM
Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s eastern Raqqa province, June 30, 2014. Reuters
The huge influx of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq has reportedly made Islamic State militants nervous. Militants have tightened recruitment requirements and security checks for westerners prior to arriving to their stronghold, as ISIS fears spies may be disguised as fighters and infiltrate the group, Asharq al-Awsat reported.
A recent U.N. report said foreigners were joining the group formerly known as ISIS on an “unprecedented scale.” So many people have joined, it seems even ISIS is concerned it won’t be able to weed out spies. The Asharq al-Awsat report said the group recently released a detailed list of requirements for foreign fighters in addition to advice on how to make the trip to Syria without getting caught.
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Westerners Joining ISIS Have Tougher Recruitment Requirements To Weed Out ISIS Spies?
