Jihadists use amphetamine to dull fear

Islamic state militants can be fueled not only by ideology, but also by amphetamine, which is very popular on the black market in the Middle East.

Karim, a 19-year-old gunman, fought for the Islamic State for about a year. “They gave us drugs, hallucinogenic pills so that we would go into battle without worrying if we die or live,” said Karim CNN.

Reports about it and Liberation.fr. The Islamic State and Al-Nusra terrorist groups use narcotic substances to dull the fear of their militants.

28 June Seyfeddin Rezgui opened fire on the beach of a tourist hotel in Tunisia. As a result of this terrorist attack, he killed and injured more than 70 people before being eliminated by the police. According to the Daily Mail, the autopsy revealed that the terrorist was under the influence of a drug identical to the one used by Islamic State militants before committing terrorist acts.

The Islamic State terrorist group produces and uses the Captagon as a stimulator for most of its militants, who use it immediately before the battle.

The main effect of captagon intake is fearlessness and endurance.

This is what made the Islamic State to choose this drug.

It is noted that captagon is produced from phenethyl, an amphetamine molecule, sometimes mixing it with caffeine. This mixture stimulates and improves the concentration of attention in humans, according to Lebanese psychiatrist Eli Shedid, L'Orient-Le Jour publication. At one time, Captagon was used as a remedy for narcolepsy and hyperactivity, while in 1980's it was not banned in a number of countries as an addictive medicine.

Since 2011, the production of the Captagon was moved from Lebanon to the territory of Syria. At the moment, the lion’s share of this substance is produced in Syria. After production, the drug is usually shipped from Syria to Lebanon and Jordan by boat or car.

According to the World Customs Organization, recently the number of seized tablets has significantly increased in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula: more than 11 tons of Captagon in 2013 year against 4 tons a year earlier. The substance is priced from 5 to 20 dollars per pill, making it a powerful source of financing for terrorism.

"Islamic State" took responsibility for terrorist attacks in Paris.

In the statement of the "Islamic state" France is called one of the main goals. It also states that eight terrorists participated in a series of recent attacks.

13 November France faced a terrorist attack that killed 129 people. Friday number victims of the Paris terrorist attacks increased to 130 people - one of several dozen seriously wounded citizens died in a Paris hospital.

Also on Friday, armed men attacked a hotel in the capital of Mali, Bamako, taking 170 people hostage - 140 guests and 30 hotel workers. As a result of the attack killed six Russians.