New French Campaign Aims to Combat Radicalization

A new French government ad campaign features mourning families to discourage young people from joining extremists in Syria, an attempt at a counter-narrative against an Islamic State (ISIS) publicity machine that churns out huge amounts of propaganda, The Associated Press (AP) reported Tuesday.

France is one of many countries dealing with the threat of radicalization. More than 500 people have left France to join ISIS and other jihadist groups in the war zones of Syria and Iraq - more than any other country in Western Europe, noted AP.