"Fighting to protect their culture and belief" may be the reasons of ISIS fighters to beastly murder hundreds of innocents. But what excuses that 3,000 of Europeans has when joining them?
Western support of Islamic State is becoming a serious issue - one link for all:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/world/europe/concern-in-britain-as-schoolgirls-seek-to-join-islamic-state.html

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