Returning IS Fighters : Lesson From JI’s Hijrah

• Main Author: Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86824; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44242
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As IS’ enclaves and boltholes shrink in Iraq and Syria, foreign fighters are fleeing back to their countries of origin or other states. Examining the practice of ‘hijrah’ (emigration) by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in the past could help authorities understand what lies ahead in the fight against the terr...