MSNBC: ISIS Docs Reveal Terror Recruits Are Educated, Well Traveled

The files reveal that the jihadists who joined the Islamic State in 2013 and 2014 were largely uninterested in suicide missions, better educated than expected and, to the alarm of those trying to stop the export of terror, very well-traveled

ENGEL: "We were able to build a profile about what the ISIS recruits looked like and who they are and generally there are some things you would expect. Average age of 26 or 27 years old and a lot of Arab men and Arab mostly and coming from Saudi Arabia, that was the number one country on the list. Better educated from the society they were coming from and a well educated group of people, but who have jobs somewhat less that you would suggest their level of education would indicate. A fresh group, perhaps. The real take away it was not just this expected group of young frustrated angry Arab men. There were a lot of people, children and old men and well traveled and there was a Starbucks employee. An incredible diverse group of people. There is a lot of details online posted about it."

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