The Non-Jihadi Foreign Fighters

Western Right-Wing and Left-Wing Extremists in Syria

Bibliographic Data

ID4087356
AuthorsAriel Koch (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume33
Issue4
Pages669-696
Publication date2021-05-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09546553.2019.1581614
OpenAlexW2949342125
LanguageEN
Citations received11

The ongoing war in Syria reflects the interesting phenomenon of foreigners flocking to the troubled region to join the combat. While foreign Jihadists joining the fighting ranks of terror organizations such as the Islamic State or Al Qaeda have attracted considerable reporting and research, the flip side of this phenomenon has gone largely unnoticed—that of the foreign anti-ISIS fighters. Although these fighters share a common enemy, adversary on the battlefield, they hold disparate personal ideologies and motives. This article will examine manifestations of foreign anti-ISIS fighters affiliated with both the far right and far left ideologies, in order to contribute to the understanding of this unfamiliar aspect of the war in Syria and its scope, as well as the potential consequences and potential threats it embodies

Adversary · Ancient history · Battlefield · Computer security · Criminology · Ideology · Islam · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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