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As the world is at a loss to figure out reasons for young men and women joining Daesh, a renowned lecturer said the phenomenon is not exclusive to the brutal terrorist group.
According to David Malet, an author and an expert on the topic, Daesh could lose all its foreign fighters if governments and civil societies do a better job at giving these people a sense of belonging.
He also suggested rehabilitation for 'victims of brainwashing' as it would spread the message of perils involved in joining dangerous foreign conflict groups.
Malet authored Foreign Fighters, an analysis of fighters involved in insurgencies from across the world in comparison with militants.
The book, published in 2013, attracted Tabah Foundation's interest and decided to invite Malet, a senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of Melbourne, Australia, for a public discourse.
Malet, in his speech at Tabah Foundation in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night, outlined 'motivating' factors for youngsters, including the educated, to become fighters in conflict zones and how groups like Daesh exploit them.
Recruitment policy According to David Malet, a former US defence and foreign policy aide, there have been 331 civil conflicts worldwide from 1815 to 2005 and at least 70 of them featured foreign fighters. Malet said: "There is a wide range of talks about why these people do it, but the recruitment process is strikingly similar for all." From the communists in Spain to the Bosnian war and beyond, these rebel groups always start the fight projecting a "weaker side", that is of defence. They appeal to institutions, which have similar ideologies, appealing support from its members saying that "this is not just a distant fight, but a broader fight for our people; forget your country, you are part of a broader community; we will lose without your help and they will come for you next". Malet pointed out that this message would appeal to mostly young men who feel neglected, adding, recently recruiters began attracting young women too. |
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