Studying the Formation of Psychology of Violence in ISIS

The growth of terrorist groups in the Middle East in recent years represents a new chapter on the security problems in the region. In some ways, the rapid expansion of the ISIS terrorist group in Iraq and Syria suggests that the terrorist movement is not a traditional one anymore, and the development of the communication system facilitates its expansion all around the world. Due to the fact that other critical psychological factors have had a significant impact on ISIS, the predominantly Sunni group in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, the study of the psychological factors of ISIS expansion and development is of great importance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological background of expanding the ISIS and its attraction to people. The main question of this research is that what are the main psychological factors in the formation of ISIS? The research hypothesis is that the reaction to the feeling of frustration caused by social, administrative, and political discrimination is the primary factor behind the formation of ISIS. The present study has concluded that Sunni Muslims joined ISIS to gain individual integrity, fight for their crushed identity, and against their humiliation, As a result, they prefer ISIS's blind violent methods over civil and non-violent campaigns. The author has used a descriptive-analytical method and secondary sources. This article also looks at the detailed propaganda of the ISIS and its methods for recruiting forces as well as its methods of psychological warfare. One of ISIS unique features among radical religious terrorist groups is the use of women in a very organized way by their media to attract more soldiers.