Foreign Fighters

A Policy Response to Islamic State Extremist Fighter Battlefield Migration

ZFTWARNING — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:38:36 +0000

A Policy Response to Islamic State Extremist Fighter Battlefield Migration

A Policy Response to Islamic State Extremist Fighter Battlefield Migration

Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) or Foreign Extremist Fighters (FEFs) are a significant policy concern as foreign extremists return to their home states from jihadi battlefields abroad. This recently released Strategic Studies Institute monograph, A Policy Response to Islamic State Extremist Fighter Battlefield Migration by SWJ-El Centro Senior Fellow Robert J. Bunker and SWJ-El Centro Associate Alma Keshavarz analyzes and provides policy response options for US national security and Army planners concerning the potential for post-territorial caliphate battlefield migration by the sizable contingent of battle-hardened Islamic State foreign fighters situated within various remaining enclaves that remain in Syria and Iraq.

Source: Robert J. Bunker and Alma Kesharvarz, A Policy Response to Islamic State Extremist Fighter Battlefield Migration. Carlisle Barracks: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. August 2020.

ZFTWARNING Mon, 08/31/2020 - 8:38pm

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Transparency Needed: The Prosecution, Detention, and Deradicalization of Foreign Fighters

SWJED — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:55:32 +0000

Transparency Needed: The Prosecution, Detention, and Deradicalization of Foreign Fighters SWJED Tue, 10/01/2019 - 2:55am

The military defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria gave rise to a flurry of speculation regarding the possible threats posed by fighters returning to their countries of origin. Journalists and academics have since uncovered considerable information on the backgrounds of these ISIS fighters and speculated on the ways they could wreak havoc within their home countries. Yet one question remains largely unanswered: What exactly are Arab states doing with fighters who return home?

Foreign Fighter Returnees in Southeast Asia: Multiple Challenges, Limited Options

SWJED — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:34:52 +0000

Foreign Fighter Returnees in Southeast Asia: Multiple Challenges, Limited Options SWJED Mon, 01/15/2018 - 12:34am

Organizational survival is an intrinsic goal of ISIS and thus as the caliphate shrinks, the group will seek to intensify its operations in other portions of the globe to remain relevant.

Returning Foreign Fighters in the Caribbean: Issues and Approaches

SWJED — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:54:57 +0000

Returning Foreign Fighters in the Caribbean: Issues and Approaches SWJED Wed, 04/19/2017 - 1:54pm

Detailed study of foreign fighters and of their return to home countries has only emerged in the last 10 – 15 years, with even less written about it in relation to the Caribbean region.

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