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| Uphill battle trying to save young jihadis from themselves in Dagestan |
| 2015-04-04 |
| Sevil , the head of the Center for Countering Extremism in Dagestan knows her job well. Even the most senior Russian security experts respect her opinion on methods and tactics "to bring home the boys and girls" of Russia. But sometimes Navruzova feels she is "facing a black wall," and losing her fight against the recruitment of Russians to join the Islamic State. Russian special services and Navruzova's center are mainly concerned about three destinations for Dagestani Muslims: Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Others are inspired to attack in other venues, like the Tsarnaev brothers, whose roots were in Dagestan, and who allegedly carried out the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. "Insane propaganda" on the Internet is the main source of recruitment information, Navruzova said. Instructions tell them where to go and how to get the money for the trip. She said, "The drain of youth is massive, it amounts to hundreds from Dagestan alone." Navruzova said, "This is not just a popular trend, this is a lifestyle. Many in the Muslim community live day and night with the idea of joining the war not for the sake of money but for pure hope to live for once in Sharia World. Recruiters say that the entire Muslim world has to be involved in the war now." |
| Posted by:ryuge |