As nations are submerged in internecine turmoil and devastation, civilians suffer immensely and if not massacred, are compelled to leave their country in trepidation, searching of a new home - a future; refugees are one of the most vulnerable members of our society and their population is proliferating.
For many of these refugees, their home turns out to be the nesting site of notorious terrorist organisations who intend to take in and brainwash these individuals to adhere to their needs. In the past year or so, most refugees have been coming from Syria; in 2014 it was Afghanistan. Contrary to Western criticism that the Middle East is not doing enough, 95% of all Syrian refugees are now hosted in neighbouring countries.Turkey has welcomed 1.59 million refugees while Lebanon brought in 1.15 million. Austria announced it would place a daily limit of 3,200 people to enter its territory with other nations such as Slovenia following
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Many come to Iraq and Syria to fight. Others come to be trained in terrorist tactics they can then employ on return to their homelands. Others may not leave their homelands at all, but are indoctrinated over the Internet to conduct “jihad” in their own communities. The low-hanging fruit for ISIS in its Internet recruiting are people who feel inadequate, disrespected, full of unfulfilled ambitions, angry at real or perceived injustices, and who are blaming other people or institutions for their woes. ISIS supports their grievances and reinforces their belief that the cause of their frustration is outside themselves. By drawing the potential recruits into a fantasy world on the Internet, ISIS channels their blame to “anti-Islamic forces” intent on dominating the world and keeping Muslims down. The only way to alter their dismal situation, ISIS tells these people, is to join the battle to transform the