Over 550 women join ISIS
Photo Credit: CNN FOREIGN: No fewer than 550 women from Western countries have joined ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Accordibg to a report by CNN, researchers at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) in London, curious at the "unprecedented surge in female recruits" to ISIS, are tracking more than 100 of the women through online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and blogs. According to the reporr, ISD's database provides a unique lens through which to see the daily lives of the women of ISIS. "They hope that by examining the way women are used by terrorist groups, analysts will better understand how the organizations work, and how to combat them, " the report said. ISD's senior researcher Erin Saltman in an interview said the ages of the women under surveillance range from 13 to 40, with a range of education and professions and families. According to the CNN, the report paints a picture of a diver...