Biker gang chic and ‘Reverse Jihad’ : the “Other” foreign fighters

Some individuals (mainly from Europe and the United States) have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight the IS (Islamic State) and other jihadist forces. What motivates them? What are the possible scenarios of more such foreign fighters taking up arms against IS?

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Main Author: Jayakumar, Shashi
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-947402020-11-01T07:18:56Z Biker gang chic and ‘Reverse Jihad’ : the “Other” foreign fighters Jayakumar, Shashi S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Some individuals (mainly from Europe and the United States) have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight the IS (Islamic State) and other jihadist forces. What motivates them? What are the possible scenarios of more such foreign fighters taking up arms against IS? 2015-08-11T06:43:35Z 2019-12-06T19:01:17Z 2015-08-11T06:43:35Z 2019-12-06T19:01:17Z 2014 2014 Commentary Jayakumar, S. (2014). Biker gang chic and ‘Reverse Jihad’ : the “Other” foreign fighters. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 215). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94740 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38423 en RSIS Commentaries 215-14 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Jayakumar, Shashi
Biker gang chic and ‘Reverse Jihad’ : the “Other” foreign fighters
description Some individuals (mainly from Europe and the United States) have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight the IS (Islamic State) and other jihadist forces. What motivates them? What are the possible scenarios of more such foreign fighters taking up arms against IS?
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