ISIS and Foreign Fighters
*The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Academics from the U.K., Spain, and the U.S talked about the threat of foreign fighters from Europe and the U.S. who travel to Syria and Ira… read more
Academics from the U.K., Spain, and the U.S talked about the threat of foreign fighters from Europe and the U.S. who travel to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS* and other militant groups. They discussed motivations, online recruitment techniques, the differences among European and American law enforcement strategies, and the dangers the fighters pose when they return to their home countries.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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Peter Neumann Director King's College (London, England)->International Centre for Study of Radicalisation
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Lorenzo Vidino Director George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security->Program on Extremism
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