01 October 2014
Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA) – Volume 6, Issue 9
The three articles in this issue focus on the heartrending conflicts of Syria and Iraq which have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands and displaced millions: (1) Abdul Basit identifies the motivational factors which cause foreign fighters to travel to the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, which has become a major challenge to global peace and security; (2) Chantal Azzam, focusing on the threat to Australia, underscores the ‘blowback’ effect of returning foreign fighters – committed jihadists with lethal combat skills – to their home countries; (3) Mekki Uludag describes how Turkey’s ambiguous policies vis-à-vis ISIS on the one hand, and dithering on the issue of deploying its military assets as part of the international coalition, is undermining the fight against the ISIS threat.
The three articles in this issue focus on the heartrending conflicts of Syria and Iraq which have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands and displaced millions: (1) Abdul Basit identifies the motivational factors which cause foreign fighters to travel to the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, which has become a major challenge to global peace and security; (2) Chantal Azzam, focusing on the threat to Australia, underscores the ‘blowback’ effect of returning foreign fighters – committed jihadists with lethal combat skills – to their home countries; (3) Mekki Uludag describes how Turkey’s ambiguous policies vis-à-vis ISIS on the one hand, and dithering on the issue of deploying its military assets as part of the international coalition, is undermining the fight against the ISIS threat.
