Recruits into the Islamic State group are better educated than their average countryman, contrary to popular belief, according to a new World Bank study. Moreover, those offering to become suicide bombers ranked on average in the more educated group, said the newly released study titled “Economic and Social Inclusion to Prevent Violent Extremism”. About 30 percent of the recruits told the extremist group what positions in the force they wanted. Most of the 331 recruits also reported having a job before travelling to join the Islamic State group, also known as Daesh, according to the study. “We find that Daesh did not recruit its foreign workforce among the poor and less educated, but rather the opposite.

Source: Hindustan Times October 06, 2016 11:12 UTC