Pathways to the caliphate: mapping Malaysian foreign fighter networks in Iraq and Syria from 2012-2019

• Main Authors: Dass, Rueben, Singh, Jasminder
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Humanities::History; Foreign Terrorist Fighters; Islamic State
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161687
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Utilizing social media profiles, court documents and media reports, this article analyzes the Malaysian foreign fighter networks in Iraq and Syria between 2012 and 2019. It is found that the Malaysian foreign fighter phenomenon is primarily driven by charismatic personalities, i.e. influential figur...