UN Report: Muslim Youth Fighting in Syria Mostly Not Motivated By Islam | By Juan Cole | Common Dreams
The report itself makes it clear that the young Muslim men who went off
to fight on the rebel side in the Syrian Civil War were not motivated by
a detailed knowledge of Islam. In fact, they knew little about their
religion.
A UN report find that most young men who join rebel groups fighting in
Syria are driven by factors like poverty and lack of opportunity, rather
than devotion to Islam. (Photo: Scott Peterson/Getty)
