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Abstract: This article reviews important differences in how Islamic State, Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham perceive the role of the foreign fighter and outlines local dilemmas integrating foreign fighters entails for the three movements. It shows how, in addition to boosting fighting capacity, a high number of foreigners might also represent a crucial weakness.
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Greenwood, Maja Touzari. (2017) 2017. “Islamic State and Al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters”. Connections: The Quarterly Journal 16 (1): 87-97. doi:https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.16.1.07.
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