Reasons why counter-terrorism is getting harder

1. Collapse of several Arab nations due to the recent Arab Spring. This has led to unending civil wars in countries like Syria and Libya. Syrian ruler Bashar-Al-Assad couldn't be dethroned even after relentless efforts of the western countries; Libya is the country rules by two different governments after the murder of dictator Muammar Gaddafi; Egypt has witnessed the corrupt Muslim Brotherhood and has now anyhow stabilized; and other unstable ramifications. Each country is embroiled in their own ideological war, giving rise to rebels. [caption id="attachment_2554" align="alignnone" width="300"] June 2011[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2533" align="alignnone" width="300"] DAMASCUS, SYRIA - MAY 10: Syrian President Bashar Assad [/caption] [caption id="attachment_2552" align="alignnone" width="300"] Arab Spring[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2553" align="alignnone" width="300"] Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi wave flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday. Shortly afterward, the military staged a coup, ousting Morsi and suspending the constitution.[/caption] 2. Secondly, the commando style assaults of such as the one against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, have become very easy to execute. The prime propaganda here is paralyzing the mundane life in such top-notch city and occupying the prime news for few days. With a strength of 20,000 and increasing number of soldiers it is sensationally cumbersome to combat against them. Besides, they have skilled commanders from Saddam Hussein's officer army. [caption id="attachment_2545" align="alignnone" width="300"] ISIS-Fighters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2555" align="alignnone" width="300"] Saddam Hussein[/caption] 3. Almost every small of big terrorist organisations have started paying allegiance to ISIS, succumbing to their might and power. Of late, the barbarous Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram ( who have killed 11,000 innocent people in Africa), Taliban Pakistan, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Nusra Lebanon, Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Yemen, Ansar Al Shariah Libya and there are more to join every passing day. With the combined power of all these loathsome and outrageous gang, one can imagine how gargantuan their atrocious might has become. [caption id="attachment_2558" align="alignnone" width="300"] Abubakar Shekau, flanked by his men, has pledged loyalty to Islamic State[/caption] 4. The ghastly and villainous beheading videos uploaded by them, creates a sense of terror around the world. This is their prime strategy, instilling fear among all, that will make the ones against them weak and fearful. They have collected infinite wealth through extortion, illegal oil production, ransom from kidnappings, and controlling around 6 million people. Besides, they also steal ancient artifacts and antiquities to sell and make money. All this accentuates their deadly ammunition arsenal and reach throughout their territories. [caption id="attachment_2544" align="alignnone" width="300"] Men in orange jumpsuits purported to be Egyptian Christians held captive by the Islamic State (IS) kneel in front of armed men along a beach said to be near Tripoli, in this still image from an undated video made available on social media on February 15, 2015. Islamic State released the video on Sunday purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya. In the video, militants in black marched the captives to a beach that the group said was near Tripoli. They were forced down onto their knees, then beheaded. Egypt's state news agency MENA quoted the spokesman for the Coptic Church as confirming that 21 Egyptian Christians believed to be held by Islamic State were dead. [/caption] 5. As many hundred radical Muslims from around the world have been recruited in this war against humanity, led by self-proclaimed caliph Abu-Bakr Al Baghdadi(sic) aiming to establish a caliphate according to the ancient Sharia Law. Small children and women are seen with Kalahsnikovs and annihilating weapons in their area. Even if ace enemies US and Iran have cooperated with each other against ISIS, the deadly drones, army and intelligence support hasn't helped much in rescue rather infused aggravation. The unsettling brutality over the western journalists, Jordanian pilot, Japanese hostage Kenzi Goto and other such victims, are open display of their fearlessness. [caption id="attachment_2547" align="alignnone" width="300"] US President Barack Obama has waged a war against ISIS[/caption] This alarming radicalization and militarization has been rampant, and has shocked the world. It is still a mystery that what makes youth, men and women from 81 countries sacrifice their lives into this deadly propaganda war. With such transcendence of human resources, it has become increasingly difficult to stop their contemptuousness. 6. Active social media strategy with several ideological followers who secretly admire their barbaric eccentricity makes them more powerful passively. Surprisingly, they have employed experienced people with knowledge of media and marketing, Al Hayat Media Center being their operating pivot. Wide social media networking, effective campaigning, and persuasive recruitment videos are openly challenging tactics, that are so methodical that people rush into their own graves, expecting it to be an adventure. [caption id="attachment_2531" align="alignnone" width="300"] Innocent and naive children are being used for nefarious crimes[/caption] 7. Western techies also say that they are losing on the technological edge to monitor their activities, communication and hideouts. Tech companies have increased cyber-security by default and that encrypted sophistication has helped the militants too. [caption id="attachment_2548" align="alignnone" width="300"] FILE - This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. The Islamic State was originally al-Qaida's branch in Iraq, but it used Syria's civil war to vault into something more powerful. It defied orders from al-Qaida's central command and expanded its operations into Syria, ostensibly to fight to topple Assad. But it has turned mainly to conquering territory for itself, often battling other rebels who stand in the way. (AP Photo/Militant Website, File)[/caption] Evil has to end, and so will ISIS. Killing, murdering, raping and destroying, if this is all terrorists want, they will be stopped at any cost.