Week 4 - Lecture 7 - Foreign (terrorist) fighters

Question 1

Foreign fighters

According to David Malet

Answer 1

Foreign fighters are noncitizens of conflict states who join insurgencies during civil conflicts

Question 2

FF are not new, but why so many now?

Answer 2

• Syria is relativly nearby, no visa, low costs
• No contacts needed
• Much better organised
• More support from communities
• Social media
• Under Dutch law, it’s not forbidden to join a foreign army unless it’s an enemy of The Netherlands or the UN
• Individual motives for radicalisation