‘You’ll Never Guess Which Country is the Biggest Per Capita Contributor of Foreign Jihadists to ISIS’ by TIME

Nash Jenkins highlights how a startling number of Australian citizens and residents have left the country to join jihadist factions in the ongoing crises in the Middle East, prompting the Australian government to launch a statewide effort to crack down on “home-grown terrorism” fostered within its borders.

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‘The Foreign Fighters of ISIS: A Grave Western Threat’ by Jihad Watch

This blog post shows how ISIS have used Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram that include images of atrocities, to recruit foreign fighters to join what it referred to as a “purist” Islamic warrior state.

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‘What Happens When Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters Return?What Happens When Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters Return?’ by Bloomberg

Cam Simpson present the threat posed to Western security by returning foreign fighters.

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‘Counter and de-radicalisation with returning foreign fighters’ by GSDRC

The documentation on counter- and de-radicalisation programmes for returning foreign fighters in conflict-affected and nearby states is limited. This paper explores it further.

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‘Returning Western foreign fighters: The case of Afghanistan, Bosnia and Somalia’ by ICCT

Authorities are increasingly worried about the large number of Western foreign fighters present in Syria. The fear is that these fighters will return radicalised, battle hardened and with extensive radical networks that might encourage them to commit a terrorist attack in the home country.

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‘Responding to Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ by Global Center

A Risk-Based Playbook for States and the International Community.

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‘Foreign Fighters in Syria’

This study analyzes the phenomenon of foreign fighters participating in the fighting in Syria, most of them in organizations affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the global jihad.

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‘Responding to the Islamic state’s foreign fighters : retribution or rehabilitation?’

ISISHeated debate about the fate of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath of Iraq and Syria, spotlights a host of societal problems in Europe.

 

‘European foreign fighters in Syria: dynamics and responses’ by Lorenzo Vidino

The number of European jihadists currently fighting in Syria surpasses that of any comparable past mobilisation. Authorities throughout the continent fear that some returnees from the conflict, having become further radicalised and having acquired technical skills, might carry out attacks in Europe.

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‘Who Are They and Why Do They Go? The Radicalization and Preparatory Processes of Dutch Jihadist Foreign Fighters’

How do European Muslim men and women become involved in a violent jihadist struggle abroad? After the sharp increase in the number of European jihadist foreign fighters in Syria since 2012, this has become a pressing question for both academics and policymakers.

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