AMMAN, Jordan: Killing terrorist organizations' leaders is no effective way of fighting terrorism — as it is political and economic crises on which terrorism feeds. Decapitating the IS doesn't workThe example of al-Qurashi is hardly different from the career of dozens of other Islamist leaders. Their rise as terrorist leaders was the result of state failure, misguided security policies, conflicts between opposing ethnic, religious and sectarian groups, as well as failed development policies and adverse socioeconomic conditions. Numerous other terrorist leaders were killed in similar fashion both before and after that. That time of magic, and the associated opportunities for propaganda, recruitment and terrorist attacks, are in the past.

Source: Manila Times February 27, 2022 22:02 UTC