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Writer and Publisher - Jürgen Todenhöfer

Writer and Publisher - Jürgen Todenhöfer

The Interview vor 11 Jahren

What motivates the jihadist fighters?

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Stephen Sackur speaks to writer and publisher Jürgen Todenhöfer,
who embarked on one of the most hazardous journeys imaginable for
a western journalist. Last December, the 74-year-old German spent
10 days inside the territory controlled by the so-called Islamic
State movement. He was taken to the group's base in Raqqa, Syria,
and then to their most highly prized asset in Iraq - the northern
city of Mosul. He emerged unscathed with a remarkable story. What
motivates the jihadist fighters?

(Photo: Jürgen Todenhöfer)