All these fighters coming from around the world makes you wonder if they have jobs where they asked for a leave of absence. When the boss asked why they want the leave of absence, do they say that are going on a Jihad?
Family Jihad Erodes Syrias Social Fabric Analysis
By Al-Shorfa
January 29, 2014
By Waleed Abu al-Khair
Recent media reports have revealed instances of foreign fighters traveling to Syria with their families in tow for the purpose of engaging in jihad, experts told Al-Shorfa.
Reports and videos have emerged of the migration of said families to Syria and the emergence of so-called family jihad, they said, adding that the phenomenon constitutes a serious threat to the countrys future.
The recruitment of fighters under the banner of jihad to fight in the ranks of al-Qaeda in hot spots in the Middle East has become a systematic method employed by this terrorist organisation to give its sympathisers the illusion it is capable of recruiting fighters from all around the world, said retired Maj. Gen. Wael Abdul Muttalib, a researcher with the Cairo-based Regional Centre for Strategic Studies who specialises in the affairs of terrorist organisations in Asia.
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Family Jihad Erodes Syrias Social Fabric Analysis
By Al-Shorfa
January 29, 2014
By Waleed Abu al-Khair
Recent media reports have revealed instances of foreign fighters traveling to Syria with their families in tow for the purpose of engaging in jihad, experts told Al-Shorfa.
Reports and videos have emerged of the migration of said families to Syria and the emergence of so-called family jihad, they said, adding that the phenomenon constitutes a serious threat to the countrys future.
The recruitment of fighters under the banner of jihad to fight in the ranks of al-Qaeda in hot spots in the Middle East has become a systematic method employed by this terrorist organisation to give its sympathisers the illusion it is capable of recruiting fighters from all around the world, said retired Maj. Gen. Wael Abdul Muttalib, a researcher with the Cairo-based Regional Centre for Strategic Studies who specialises in the affairs of terrorist organisations in Asia.
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Eurasia Review
