Why Do People Join Terror Groups?

If you're a regular Yaraa concept, then the Islamic State, Boko Haram, and Jam at Nastrat al-Islam, or al-Muslim, fortunately short to Jannim, are names that you will be intimately familiar with. These are some of the biggest terror groups in the world right now, and collectively, they are responsible for many thousands of deaths every year.

In February, Boko Haram killed more than 200 people during one attack on a village in Nigeria, while Jannim killed more than 50 people in Burkina Faso.

More recently, Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a deadly series of strikes against several major airports in Saudi Arabia, killing at least 18 people in total. These attacks are usually designed to cause as much damage as possible, to accomplish three things. One, grab global headlines and generate as much publicity as possible for the groups.