Tuesday, November 18, 2014

What’s driving ISIL's recruitment?

The so-called Arab Spring raised hopes of regime change and a path towards democracy across the Middle East and North Africa. Tunisia has emerged with credit, and a new constitution. But for many those dreams remain elusive. In Libya and Egypt, Yemen and Syria, and spilling over into Iraq. So has that disillusionment found a new focus? The armed group ISIL has seen its ranks swell over the past year. This month,