Through his “white card”, journalist Mustapha Tossa invited to the debate on the question of “Daesh, the new terrorism, the internet and social networks” Anne Giudicelli, a specialist in the Arab and Muslim world and founder of the Terr( o) risk platform and Hosni Abidi, Director of the Centre for Studies and Research on the Arab and mediterrean world in Geneva.
The last round table to be organized by the CCME as part of its activities on the sidelines of the 21th edition of the book fair and publishing Casablanca which comes to an end.
For Anne Giudicelli, Daesh is an extension of the US intervention in Iraq and tensions between Sunnis and Shiites; indeed she believes that the Islamic state is a reconstruction of Al Qaeda on similar principles and believes that the situation in Syria has reinforced its installation and development
Giudicell identifies the key element that contributed to the rise of Daesh, which is related to the importance of media for this movement , based on modern communication means to indoctrinate young people and expand its camp.
She also highlighted some challenges that confront the international community; because in its fight against this movement it falls into a protruding contradiction since its operations serve the interests of Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria which is disowned by his people and the international community itself.
As to Hosni Abidi, he says that “talking about Daesh is both an exhilarating exercise and is challenging scientifically”
He notes two paradoxes in the evolution of this movement; the fact that it is an overhyped phenomenon but remains obscure, he also refers to the failure of the United States which has conducting operations against Daesh for 6 months but has only managed to get back 1% of the area occupied by the Islamic State
He further notes the disintegration of the Iraqi army and the confluence of a number of its officers detained by US forces in Iraqi prisons with militant fighters who form a strong core for the development of the Daesh organization.
Concerned about the future of the region because “Daesh seduces, either financially or ideologically, it is an alternative to societies’ failed projects, in addition, it is not ethnic, it is open to everyone”
He didn’t miss out on highlighting a few errors made by the Islamic state since its official establishment, including those of underestimating the importance of the sanctuary lands for the Kurdish whom are supported by the international coalition in addition to abandoning the model of al Qaeda to establish an Islamic state that recruits its fighters in a particular geographical area, while Daesh sponsors scattered groups with which it has no direct contact.
