michael delafortre was part of an early wave of europeans traveling to syria to join isis. last year he was convicted on terror charges in belgium. he only received three years' probation. >> are they islamic state fighters? >> these are my brothers in >> why do you think people like yourself are joining isis? >> we have people, not only people who are uneducated, we have doctors, we have nurses. those people also leave. and because of what? because they believe there's something better than this society. >> reporter: before he traveled to syria to join isis, he fell in with a group of like-minded fundamentalists called sharia for belgium. the organization rejects democracy and calls for the kun re to adopt the islamic system of rules and laws known as sharia. >> sharia is something every muslim has to agree with. >> stonings for adultery, the death of homosexuals? >> yes, complete shsharia. >> you believe in all of this? >> i believe in all of it. >> reporter: after the start of civil war in syria sharia for belgium became a primary recruiter of foreign fighters. he set of