Nearly 700 ISIL fighters have returned to Tunisia but there is no formal strategy to deal with them, analysts say.
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‘We should be using returning foreign fighters against Islamic State’ by Tim Legrand
Disillusioned jihadis represent our best chance of gaining insight into the strategies, targets, resources and weaknesses of Islamic State. That’s why we should rethink our stance on returning foreign fighters.
‘Byman and Shapiro on Returning Foreign Fighters’ by Lawfare
My Brookings colleagues Daniel Byman, Lawfare‘s Foreign Policy Editor, and Jeremy Shapiro have a new paper out on a very timely subject: returning foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq.
‘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.
‘What attracts foreign fighters to the Islamic State?’ by the Quora
I can sort of understand religious extremists wanting Sharia law. But IS seems so brutal that it would be an unattractive place for anyone to go. Do people who travel to IS from other countries really want to live subject to such brutality, or have they been convinced by propaganda that life is actually better than that, or is there some other explanation?
‘Islamic State earning up to $50 million a month in oil sales despite US attempt to rein it in’
‘DoD step up Counter Isil campaign’ by U.S. DoD
US DoD lays out the anti ISIL campaign.
‘Ahrar al-Sham takes battle against IS to YouTube’ by Al Monitor
Ahrar al-Sham’s online campaign against ISIS is presented.
‘Responding to Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ by Global Center
A Risk-Based Playbook for States and the International Community.
‘Foreign Fighters’ by UK Parliament
A report on Foreign fighters travelling to Iraq and Syria.
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