Fresh reports have revealed that a number of fighters in the notorious terrorist group Islamic State, have defected.
Accordiing to fresh reports, ISIS terrorists are fleeing the brutal
terror group because they didn't get the luxury goods, cars and women
they were promised.
UK Mirror reports that dozens of defectors have deserted the
Islamic State, unhappy at the fact that they did not receive the
"jihadist utopia" they were promised, but a deadly war zone filled with
hardship and savagery.
Since January last year at least 58 former jihadis have left the
group and spoken publicly - and the number is growing, researchers based
in London found.
Some fled after they were disappointed by the "quality of life" in
territory controlled by IS and realised that the image of luxury goods
and cars that lured them to join in the first place had failed to
materialise.
They "quickly realised that none of the luxury goods and cars that
they had been promised would materialise", while Westerners found it
hard to cope with shortages of electricity and basic goods.
Male fighters also often promised beautiful young brides, as well as sex slaves from the minority groups ISIS conquers.
There were also suggestions that the experience of combat failed to
meet fighters' expectations of "action and heroism", with one
describing his duties as "dull".
Defectors were also found to have left after being outraged with the group's brutality and disillusioned by corruption.
The study, published by the International Centre for the Study of
Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR) based at King's College
London, said reports of defections have shattered ISIS' image as a "united, cohesive and ideologically committed organisation".
It added: "They demonstrate that IS is not the jihadist utopia
that the group's videos promise; and that many of its own fighters have
deep concerns about the group's strategy and tactics."
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