@article{14303,
  keywords = {Ahrar al Sham, Al Qaeda, foreign fighters, Iraq, Islamic State, Jabhat al Nusra, Jabhat Fath al Sham, Syria},
  author = {Maja Greenwood},
  title = {Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters},
  abstract = {<p>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.</p>},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Connections: The Quarterly Journal},
  volume = {16},
  chapter = {87},
  pages = {87-97},
  month = {Winter 2017},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.16.1.07},
}