The Islamic State wants to take over the Arab world 0
Fleeing rebels reveal Islamic State plot
`The main and main goal of the Islamic State (IS) that they tell their new members is to establish an Islamic state that covers the entire Arab world. And then, they will go to other countries,` CNN
This young man used to live in the city of Raqqa, an IS stronghold in northern Syria.
Crucifixions and public executions took place almost daily.
Former IS rebels in their 20s left IS just half a month ago.
`Philosophy was banned. They abolished it, considering it blasphemy,` he said.
Perhaps the biggest worry is that more and more foreigners are joining its ranks.
`Since Western rebels joined IS, they view their country as infidels,` he said.
Britain raised its terrorism alert level in the country from `substantial` to `severe` last week.
Recently, the US also confirmed that its first citizen, Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33 years old, died while fighting for IS.
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel described the Islamic State organization as `beyond a mere terrorist group`.
IS may want to show off its global reach when it arranges a rebel with a British accent to appear in the video beheading American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
`Maybe the purpose of creating this image of a European, or a Westerner, executing an American, is so they can show off their Western membership and attract outsiders.`
