Concern as young Georgians fill ISIL ranks
Elders troubled by growing numbers of young men leaving Pankisi valley to fight, amid scarce jobs and opportunities.
Published On 7 Nov 2014
A growing number of young men from Georgia’s Pankisi Valley have left the region to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
High unemployment and a lack of opportunities are believed to be behind the trend to leave the valley, an area that once sheltered rebels from the Russians during the Chechen wars.
For a small valley where Sufi pacifist traditions are still held, many elders are troubled by the tendency.
Al Jazeera’s Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Duisi.
Source: Al Jazeera