ISIS Summary And Analysis

A multitude of factors contribute to any type of reasoning or psychological makeup of an individual; whether it is a person’s history of behavioral problems, inability to maintain a functional relationship, or in this case becoming part of a terrorist organization. In Sarah Kershaw’s “The Terrorist Mind: An Update”, we are able to see what drives a person to commit acts of terror where it is praised in a given community.

“In effect, terrorists’ acts should be viewed as “violent language.” For them, the genuine power of terrorism is that it functions as propaganda. The result is behavior modification of the target audience by both coercive and persuasive means (Denton, 2004, p. 4)”. Terrorists use these evil acts to send messages to their victims to emphasize their “Don’t Fuck With Us” axiom and mentality.

They are globally known and use social media as an outlet to gains followers and keep a steady supply of motivated offenders. ISIS motivation for these extreme acts are done because they believe that there is a greater good for them in the afterlife. By associating themselves with this group, it is believed that their family will be better off; with an increase in status, greed satisfaction, and a glorious afterlife. The outcome of offending the appropriate victims also enhances their maximum symbolic, profit-making and political effect. Having sacrifice yourself to target symbolic buildings and kill innocent victims, gives the terrorist the impression that he will have milk and honey in the afterlife along with many wives.

The recruiting of an American jihad radical begins by focusing on a certain person with either a socio, economic or political dissatisfaction that is typically shared with a personal problem of some sort. Just as most young people are searching for the answer to life, successful recruitment occurs because of ignorance or minimum exposure to mainstream religions. “Most of the terrorists have some occupational skills. Three-fourths are either professional (physicians, lawyers, architects, engineers, or teachers) or semi-professionals (businessmen, craftsmen, or computer specialists). They are solidly anchored in family responsibilities. Three-fourths are married and the majorities have children” (Sageman). It seems that the ties to terrorism

Terrorism is a difficult issue to understand and grasp for many people. What is even more difficult to understand is what drives an individual to become radicalized to the point of joining a terrorist organization and committing terrorist acts. While there is not specific criteria or a “cookie cutter” approach to understanding what motivates and radicalizes an individual to participate in such atrocities, there are however, several psychological and behavioral factors that have been common among these individuals. The following paper will outline some of the psychological and behavioral factors that attribute to an individual’s radicalization and eventual willingness and even perhaps

ISIS requires much devotion and dedication to become a part of their Islamic State. The forefathers created the building blocks for great leaders with lesser sermons and a destiny to be known. They are continuing to be known mostly for the radicals in ISIS. Some extreme members will do anything to impress the leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which could involve taking lives of many against them including Americans. ISIS uses many propaganda videos and newsletters to get recruit people to join their radical group

This is the first form of terrorist recruitment and in this case, recruitment is performed face to face in a place that is visible to authorities and the general public (Reich, 1998). It may be done in refugee camps, prisons and large scale wartime occurrences such as occupations and others. The terrorist group recruiters usually target small groups or individuals who are prime candidates for recruitment. This form of recruitment occurs regardless of opposition from the authority due to fear of polarizing the attitudes of the audience, inadequate legislation, or political sensitivity among others factors (Reich, 1998).

Isis uses many ideologies to deceive and recruit others (Sieczkowsk). ISIS uses these false facts to appear larger and stronger than they are. They use false information such as being the most powerful militant group in the world or lying about how much money they have and use (Withnall, Romero). They use false facts to trick/sway people’s minds. ISIS is also known for teaching false Islam. Any “real” Muslim man or woman, will disagree with anything ISIS tries to preach to their followers (Sieczkowsk). ISIS’s leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has essentially made his own religion but has called it Islam. They use psychological tricks like this to teach people converting to Islam a false version of Islam. Doing this can lead to others believing/doing

All this, he says, has given him an insight into what fuels terrorism, and a specialist’s appreciation for the propaganda strategies of the Islamic State, and how they have improved upon those pioneered by Al Qaeda. Where Osama bin Laden once lectured in didactic videos, the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has young jihadists speaking to potential recruits in their native tongues, whether English, French

In addressing the behavioral and psychological factors, I will identify what vulnerable people are and how they are influenced into recruitment of terrorist organizations. The comparisons provided will be associated to radical Islam and referenced with Mubin Shaikh own experience, as he was radicalized, then recruited for, and then de-radicalized from Radical Islam throughout. On completion of the reasons of how and why individuals join terrorist organizations, I will provide examples of programs of disengagement that are used for de-radicalizing imprisoned or individuals wanting to leave terrorist organizations. Nevertheless, the discussion will then turn to possible deterrents or methods to counter terrorist recruitment efforts.

Many sieges, beheadings and other terrorist attacks are what ISIS is most famous for – hated by the world for killing their loved ones – but why do they do it? “They wanted to control the entire world. To annihilate the infidels, the Christians and creating an Islamic state. One Islamic state” – Amir Ahmed Ali. (ISIS Fighter: We wanted to take over the world. Rudaw. N.p., 30 Mar. 2015.). Many people are afraid that this violent religious group is unstoppable, and that they will in fact take over the world. The culture of ISIS is extremely religious with “carefully considered beliefs.” (Wood, Graeme. “What ISIS Really Wants.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 15 Feb. 2015.) So if they are so religious, do they perceive themselves as violent, or do they think they are doing the right thing? It is hard to answer, but all anyone knows is that violence is in their culture. The dominant culture of most people in this world find ISIS extremely hard to understand, and to most of the world, this group is viewed as one of the most dangerous groups ever to live. This is why the culture of ISIS can inform the study of violence, and help gain better

The terrorist group ISIS which stands for (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is the newest threat to worldwide terrorism and a threat to all of the Christians around the world. ISIS has nearly unlimited resources when it comes to finances, weapons, and recruiting. ISIS newest tools in recruiting is the worldwide internet, which they can use to recruit small children all the way up to grown adults men and women included to use in suicide bombers to carry out terrorism in all countries. ISIS uses the internet with such brutal videos that shows the world what horrible things they do to Christians to promote the Muslins way of life, but they say Muslin is a peaceful religion. These videos are often major recruiting tools because of the brutal force

They are using the social media as a source of producing a massive audience to their atrocities. This is also a tool for recruiting people who feel insignificant within their society. There have been several documented individuals traveling to Syria to join the Islamic State with the motivational purpose of being a part of something significant. This is something that confuses people who are watching them leave because they did not seem to be radicalized. Analyzing these events while they are happening in real time has been fascinating and educational because the actions are seen from a different perspective. The Islamic State has proven that the use of social and mass media are effective means to influence people into curiosity. That curiosity is then exploited by radicalization to perform the horrific actions this society thrives on. What if they lost their audience? Would they still be as effective at recruiting? These are the questions that could develop solutions to the largest global threat today and create new sociological concepts and theories in the

ISIS recognized their power in the use of social media to spread its message and sway others, targeting more of a younger audience, to support the organization by travelling to the Middle East to engage in combat. The terrorist group even directed sympathizers to commit acts of violence wherever they are located even if they can’t travel to the Middle East. Social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook allow ISIS propaganda to reach across the globe in real time. ISIS have a global audience and they are the terrorist group with a western mentality.

In the recent months, a gathering called ISIS has trumble the entire planet with their fear. This gathering has executed and constrained a large number of individuals to leave their homes. ISIS has been the focal point of media for truly a while because of their mass decimation around the Bedouin nations. ISIS has demonstrated the world that they aren't apprehensive about anybody. Their arrangement is assemble aggressors from everywhere throughout the world so they could construct new caliphate.