Slavery in 21st-century jihadism

In the 21st century, many Islamist groups, such as Boko Haram, or ISIS, have captured and enslaved women and children, often for sexual slavery.[1][2] In 2014 in particular, both groups organised mass kidnappings of large numbers of girls and younger women.[3][4] They say that they lead a war against "infidels".

The fighters get the enslaved girls and women as a compensation for their fighting to rebuild the Caliphate.

  1. Spencer, Richard (14 October 2014). "Monday 20 October 2014 Thousands of Yazidis sold as sex slaves, say Isil". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. McPhee, Rod. "The schoolgirls stolen as sex slaves by Nigeria's anti-education jihadists Boko Haram". No. 3 May 2014. Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. Hill, Jonathan N.C. (July 30, 2014). "Boko Haram, the Chibok Abductions and Nigeria's Counterterrorism Strategy". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. EconomistStaff (October 18, 2014). "Jihadists Boast of Selling Captive Women as Concubines". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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