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Number of foreign female Islamic State jihadis significantly underestimated, now pose security threat

Jul 24, 2018 8:14 am By Christine Douglass-Williams

Although women are deemed to be inferiors in Islamic law, and are victims of honor violence, female genital mutilation, wife beatings, forced marriage, instant divorce, etc., it should not be forgotten that women have also served as jihad suicide bombers, and are quite active in Muslim Brotherhood circles as well. It must also be remembered that children are routinely indoctrinated by jihadist organizations such as Boko Haram, as well as in jihad training camps in the Palestinian territories. Given such, it should come as no surprise that:

The number of foreign women and minors who travelled to Syria and Iraq to join Islamic State has been significantly underestimated and could pose a particular security threat, experts have warned.

Researcher Dr Joana Cook, from the  International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College London, warned that:

some women may now pose a particular security threat based on several factors. These include the physical security roles and related training that some women have undertaken in IS-held territory, and the potential to transfer or apply these skills in other locations, or to their children.

“Number of women and children who joined Isis ‘significantly underestimated,’” by Nadia Khomami, Guardian, July 23, 2018:

The number of foreign women and minors who travelled to Syria and Iraq to join Islamic State has been significantly underestimated and could pose a particular security threat, experts have warned.

According to a report from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College London, 4,761 (13%) of 41,490 foreign citizens who became affiliated with Isis in Iraq and Syria between April 2013 and June 2018 were women. A further 4,640 (12%) were minors.

The ICSR researchers Dr Joana Cook and Gina Vale said 850 British citizens became affiliated with Isis in Iraq and Syria, including 145 women and 50 minors. Of the 425 who returned to the UK, only two women and four minors were confirmed. The figures are believed to be vast underestimates due to an absence of official government data, they added.

“The British citizens that have now been confirmed as returning to the UK have not been differentiated by gender, or age delineation, though women and minors accounted for 23% of British IS affiliates in Syria and Iraq,” said Cook.

“We believe some women may now pose a particular security threat based on several factors. These include the physical security roles and related training that some women have undertaken in IS-held territory, and the potential to transfer or apply these skills in other locations, or to their children….

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  1. PABLO says

    Jul 24, 2018 at 8:40 am

    Once again, why aren’t these terrorist arrested upon their return and prosecuted? Oops, I forgot it is England.

    • Charles says

      Jul 27, 2018 at 7:08 pm

      PABLO, the Queen protects her Muslima sisters while Chukie dresses up as a Saudian “prince”.

      • gravenimage says

        Jul 27, 2018 at 7:19 pm

        Actually, the Queen *has* spoken out against Jihad. I wish she’d do more, though.

  2. The European says

    Jul 24, 2018 at 8:44 am

    Fight in Syria, regroup and reorganize in the UK ( in the meantime you can carry out some attacks against the kafir, posing as a victim of Islamophobia or playing the madman) It seems to work, thanks to the stupidity of the British ruling class. No jihadi should be allowed to come back to Britain, they are a real danger. Track them down, deport them. throw them into jail or neutralize them -women and men alike.

  3. jayell says

    Jul 24, 2018 at 9:48 am

    “….women are deemed to be inferiors in Islamic law, and are victims of honor violence, female genital mutilation, wife beatings, forced marriage, instant divorce, etc.,…..”…. yet they are either actively involved or complicit in the criminal atrocities associated with islam. That apparently doesn’t quite add up, so there must be something missing from our understanding of either the islamic female psyche or the whole business of social sex roles. Could it be something to do with the role muslim females being comparable to that of the traditional western ‘gangster’s moll’, i.e., being the socio-economic beneficiaries of a fundamentally primeval, essentially amoral, quasi-criminal social protection-racket system, where they are only likely to be seriously abused by their ‘protectors’ if they flout the terms of their protection? Like the ‘gangster’s moll’, they could theoretically escape any time they wanted, but that would mean losing the protection benefits of their guardian-thugs whom they are fully aware that they tacitly control by means of their biological assets. And, as we all know, islam is simply about basic biology.

    • boakai ngombu says

      Jul 24, 2018 at 11:29 am

      it could be that they have nothing to live for … and so seek to please the allah god of islam (subjugation) by not fearing death.

    • gravenimage says

      Jul 24, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      That adherents of a vicious creed often take it seriously should not really suprise.

  4. Walter Sieruk says

    Jul 24, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    The phenomena of females who are jihad suicide /homicide bombers is tragic, sad, yet t interesting in a negative sort of way. The reasons for the delusional and murderous behavior by brainwashed, girls and women is the mind programming inflected on them by the Muslims clerics, as the imams, who keep telling them lines and lies. Such as “We will honor you” and “You will go to paradise” and “We are doing this for Allah.” That’s some strange kind of “We.” For the reader might ,very well ,notice the those same Muslim clerics who so thoroughly mind indoctrinate them into actually wanting to become human bombs are never, ever, the ones who strap bombs vest on themselves and then go out and blow themselves up in a suicide bombing. Those Islamic clerics just mind condition and then manipulate them to become, literally, dangerous to self and others by engaging in murderous bombs attacks. Ten the same Muslim clerics sit home safe all the while the deadly bombing are going on. Therefore those Islamic clerics who use those girls and women as stooges for the jihad are both despicable and cowardly.
    In addition, Islam gives female be they girls or women, little to no value or worth because Islam because is, in essence, a religion of extreme misogyny. Nevertheless, the Muslim clerics and the jihadist leaders of different jihad organizations will not hesitate to use girls and women for the advancement of their jihad agenda for Islam. How Ironic. How unconscionable! How callous! They are so very wicked. The Bible informs its reader that “The counsels of the wicked are deceitful.” Proverbs 12:5. [N.K.J.V.]

  5. gravenimage says

    Jul 24, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    Number of foreign female Islamic State jihadis significantly underestimated, now pose security threat
    ……………………..

    Who says Islam doesn’t empower women? sarc/off

  6. Adam says

    Jul 24, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    Sorry but the only thing that comes to mind is “Full Metal Jacket”

    “How do you shoot women and children?”

    “Easy, you just don’t lead them as much.” “Get some.”

    Sometimes things aren’t so easy. Sometimes doing the right thing is hard.

    Are these the times that try men’s souls? Or was that just then?

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