foreign fighters

Playing jihad: the gamification of radicalization

Linda Schlegel argues that we need strategies to reduce the likelihood that gamification provides an entry point into extremism and violence

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SDF captures prominent French ISIS member Adrien Guihal in Syria

Another French jihadist allegedly involved in attacks in France, Adrien Guihal, was arrested by a special unit of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northern Syria

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Hundreds of jihadists and children with Dutch ties still in ISIS territory

Nearly 200 adults who joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq and at least 175 children with ties to the Netherlands are still in the strife-torn countries, mostly with ISIS, Dutch authorities said

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German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan

A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European among the insurgents

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Iraq didn’t tell Berlin it had sentenced a German woman to death for joining ISIS

Iraq did not officially notify Germany that it has sentenced a German woman to death for joining ISIS with her daughters

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French wives of ISIS fighters press charges over Syria detention

Wives and children of ISIS fighters captured in Syria filed a legal complaint against French authorities for refusing to repatriate them, lawyers announced

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Captured French militant claims ISIS fighters in Syria aim to reach Europe through Turkey

Captured French foreign fighter Thomas Barnouin told the YPG that ISIS is trying to reach Europe through Turkey to carry out attacks

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Homeland insecurity? 5,600 ISIS fighters travelled to 33 countries from Syria and Iraq

At least 5,600 individuals who fought for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, have returned home to 33 countries.

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