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| THE EYES OF A CHILD |
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| WHAT FUTURE DOES SHE SEE AHEAD |
The ranks of the Shahidkas are filled mainly with 15- to 19-year-old
women. According to journalist Julia Jusik, many of the women have been
sold by their parents to be used as shahidkas, others have been
kidnapped or tricked. Another group come from
wahhabist families and are pressured to become shahidkas by their family. Many have been prepared to the suicide by way of
narcotics and rapes. Several have been pregnant at the time. .
[5]
However, Robert W. Kurz and Charles K. Bartles refuted this view,
stating that in most cases the female Chechen suicide bombers do not fit
this model.
[3]
Mostly they are given no training at all in preparation for the
suicides as no weapon skill is needed to strap on the explosives.
[5] Many do not even blow themselves up, but are blown up by remote control.
[5][6][7] On the other hand, Besayev, as stated above, reported that the women are trained for their mission.
[3] Michael Radu also argued that these women are specifically trained for suicide attacks.
[8] Chechen wars between Russia and Islamist rebels since 1994 or indeed in clashes with Russian-backed forces.
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Robert W. Kurz and Charles K. Bartles provide another view in regard to
their motives and argued that these women are much more motivated by
revenge, despair, and their drive for an independent state than by
religious fundamentalism or individual honor.
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| HAVE THEY PLANNED A FUTURE TOGETHER OR A MUTUAL END!! |
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