Meeting Western Jihadists of ISIS
By Atika
Shubert and Bharati Naik ,CNN
September 2, 2014, 12:03 am TWN
September 2, 2014, 12:03 am TWN
Before we begin our interview with two
foreign fighters in Syria, our camera captures them both adjusting the scarves
masking their faces. One of them carefully positions an AK-47 between them.
We have interviewed
them before, but telling which masked militant is which isn't easy. With
unintended comedy they reintroduce themselves by their jihadi names: Abu Bakr
and Abu Anwar. They say they are in Northern Syria, at what appears to be an
Internet cafe.
We began reaching out
to jihadi fighters in Syria online about a year ago. Abu Bakr was open to
talking with us and he gradually agreed to bring other fighters to do an
on-camera interview. A process made tougher as they change locations every
couple of months.
Abu Bakr won't tell
us where he is from, but Abu Anwar is British. “I'm from the South of England.
I grew up in a middle class family. Life was easy back home. I had a life. I
had a car. But the thing is: You cannot practice Islam back home.” He told us,
“We see all around us evil. We see pedophiles. We see homosexuality. We see
crime. We see rape. And we can't do anything about it because we are obeying by
the laws of the kuffar.”
Initially, both
fighters came to Syria to join the rebel alliance against the regime of Bashar
al Assad. But they now believe that establishing an Islamic caliphate is more
important.
When we asked Abu
Anwar what message he had for friends back home it was a call to join the
fight: “Leave the lands of infidelity and leave for the lands of Islam. We have
an Islamic state in Raqa. Alhamdulillah now in Iraq. And I ask all my Muslim
friends to make hijrah to these Islamic states.”
In all our conversations,
both are unfailingly polite. They patiently answer our questions, determined
for us to see their point of view: For them, America is an immoral country at
war with Muslims.
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Structure of the Lead：
WHO- Western Jihadists
of ISIS
WHEN- September 2,
2014
WHAT- Two reporter
interview two foreign fighters in Syria
WHY- They want to know
about ISIS and jihadi.
WHERE- Not give
HOW- By camera
Keywords：
1. scarves masking ：面紗
2. unintended：意外
3. British：英國人
4. pedophiles：戀童僻者
5. homosexuality：同性戀.
6. alliance：反叛聯盟
7. regime：政權
8. caliphate：哈里發
I think it's because religion cause this organization did so many cruel things. But though they have there religion, they should not killed people who were unrelated.
回覆刪除More and more people from other countries join the rebel alliance. Though most of them doesn't agree with the regime of Bashar al Assad initially, they gradually believe that establishing an Islamic caliphate is more important. I think the governments around the world should find out a best way to solve this problem.
回覆刪除Despite that they are terrorists, they also have good manner. We always think these terrorists are dread and frenzied, but we never know they just fight for their belief or their rights just like children din for they want candy to eat. I think the society may try to use a different vision to face squarely the serious problem. Maybe it will become better and our world may become more peaceful.
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