| Description |
1 online resource (1 electronic resource (20 pages)) |
| Series |
Quarterly special report (Jamestown Foundation) |
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Quarterly special report (Jamestown Foundation)
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| Contents |
An overview of foreign fighters in Syra, by Nicholas A. Heras. -- A portrait of Omar Al-Shishani: the northern commander in Syria of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, by Sirwan Kaijo. -- From Syria to Sulawesi: could Mujahideen Indonesia Timor become an ISIS ally? by Jacob Zenn. -- The resurgence of the Islamic Emirate under Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, by Ludovico Carlino. -- Sami Al-Aridi: the Jordanian ideologue of Syria's Jabhat Al-Nusra, by Murad Batal al-Shishani. -- The Crimean wolf in the steppes of Syria: Abdul-Karim Krymsky, by Mairbek Vatchagaev. -- Islamist North Caucasus rebels training a new generation of fighters in Syria, by Murad Batal al-Shishani. -- Lebanese al-Qaeda commander designated as a foreign terrorist by the U.S. Department of State, by Nicholas A. Heras. -- Documentary details rise of Azerbaijani fighters in Syria, by Leyla Aslanova. -- Timeline: tracing the civil war in Syria, by Kathryn Basinsky |
| Summary |
In this Quarterly Special Repor (QSR), we focus on the foreign fighters who have flocked to the Syrian conflict from around the world. From the Caucasus to the Black Sea to Indonesia, the Syrian conflict has attracted militants from various corners of the globe to fight against Bashar al-Assad's regime. The QSR begins with a brief survey of foreign fighters in Syria by Nicholas Heras. The profiles of foreign fighters start with a portrait of the Georgia-born Chechen Omar al-Shishani, of the Islamic State, written by Sirwan Kajjo. Jacob Zenn then explores the little known connection between militants in Indonesia and Syria. The QSR continues with an updated profile of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The al- Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, and its Jordanian ideologue Sami al-Aridi is profiled by Murad Batal al-Shishani. Mairbek Vatchagaev provides a unique look at the Crimean fighter Abdul- Karim Krymsky. Murad Batal al-Shishani then offers an overview of Syrian rebels originally from the Russian North Caucasus. Nicholas Heras covers a Lebanese al-Qaeda commander, Osama Amin al-Shihabi. Leyla Aslanova then provides an independent assessment about the emergence of Azerbaijani fighters in Syria as reflected in a new documentary film. Finally, a timeline of milestones in the Syrian civil war is provided for context |
| Notes |
"Special issue." |
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"August 2014." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Electronic resource; title from PDF caption |
| Subject |
IS (Organization) -- Leadership
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| SUBJECT |
IS (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst01914325 |
| Subject |
Jihad.
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Jihad.
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Leadership.
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| SUBJECT |
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012001320
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| Subject |
Syria.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jamestown Foundation (Washington, D.C.), publisher
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