Al Qaeda Recruitment Techniques

As far as Al Qaeda recruitment procedures, several investigations have been conducted with those involved found playing a part in terror networks and even with some of the terrorists who have been arrested. Conclusions show that there are many methods of recruiting people including special financing for their tasks, giving them free apartment living and giving them other incentives. These same investigations revealed that many agents are usually appointed to different cities all over to gather information for targeted recruits who might want to join at a later date. These same agents give the collected data to a commander inside the terror organization who in turn examine these people and then choose the ones they feel are a good fit. These people are chosen to either be a part of the suicide bombers group or become a part of the logistical support …show more content…
When recruiting individuals to be a part of the terror group, they look for those with a clear criminal record so that no suspicions are raised by that person. In most cases, they are swayed by a financial offer or offer to fix their social life, in exchange for gathering information on people and tracing a persons movements or delivering specific goods to people unknown. Interestingly enough, some finally realize that they are playing a part in a terror group and then do not feel they can back out because they fear being killed by Al Qaeda. When it comes to choosing suicide attackers, they look for someone addicted to drugs or facing drug problems because they have a low self-esteem or they might be suffering and depressed. They also tend to look for young teens who can be persuaded easily because they might not have as much knowledge as an