A former judge and politician, Jurgen Todenhofer, and his son, Freddie had talked about a dangerous trip they both took to Syria, ISIS stronghold to meet and talk with some of the fighters in the cause for an Islamic state.
Jurden Todenhofer, 74 and his son, Freddie, 31 talked about his meeting with Mohammed Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John. Jurden said that Jihadi John was appointed as their driver during their stay, but he was the only fighter with mask throughout his time with them.
But there was a time Jurden came into a restaurant with an ISIS commander, that was the first time he came in contact with the masked killer, Jihadi John. Jurden said :
Later I saw him unmasked in a restaurant and they said I had done it on purpose, that I was trying to find out his identity.
I said to the ISIS commander, ‘What the hell, all the other terrorists take off their masks, why is he so special?’ But they didn’t answer.
The fighters had hours and hours of conferences after that about the situation, they would not speak to or sleep or eat with us any more, because I had seen his real face, heard his real voice.
Jurden described the masked killer, the man who killed James Folley of the USA, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto and 2 other britons, Alan Henning and David Haines as a man with curly hair, a nose like an eagle’s beak, strong Engish accent and the most unfriendly guy he met at Syria.
The group allowed Jurden and his son go around with a promise that they won't be harmed, so they have time talking to different ISIS members, and a group of members called the "the police force".
Living Conditions Of ISIS
Jurden said that the living conditions of ISIS members is not to write home about, and the luxury live they put on internet is only to deceive youths who are looking to join them. The former judge said ;
Everywhere I was it was sleeping on the floor or in broken old beds. These stories of fighters being rich and having several wives are told to persuade young people to join them. They only get pay-outs if they win a battle – those who conquered Mosul got $1,000 or $2,000 but normal fighters get $50 (£30) a month.
For a while all we could get to eat were chocolate cookies which become horrible after a while. In Mosul we were in a restaurant and all the fighters eat are cheeseburgers, hummus, fries and Pepsi.
They don’t have 10 women per man, this is another myth. Most fighters don’t have a girl and the 15 and 16-year-old girls who leave our countries for IS get put into women’s houses where they try to find husbands for them.
He added that the reason most people joining ISIS can't leave anymore is because they are seen as betrayals of the group, and will be executed. Only few of them find a way to escape alive. Jurden advised that the best way to stop western recruits from joining ISIS is to meet with Turkey and help them police their border.
Most of the ISIS fighters are from the UK, Sweden and Germany. Most of them don't even know anything about the Koran.
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