Episode 14: British Jihadist in Syria
Channel The Rage
English - December 06, 2017 15:01 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsNews Religion & Spirituality Islam islamophobia politics terrorism foreignpolicy internationalrelations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we seek to gain a better understanding of what drives certain young Muslim men living in Western societies to risk it all in traveling to Syria to fight the Assad regime.
I talk with Amer Deghayes, a Libyan born British foreign fighter who traveled to Syria in 2013, ultimately ending up with the jihadist rebel group Jabhat al Nusra. We cover a lot of ground, including the reasons that compelled him to fight, his role in the conflict now, and his assessment of the reality in Idlib province today.
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