Motives and Considerations of Potential Foreign Fighters from the Netherlands

Despite the fact that the Netherlands has been confronted for more than three years with the phenomenon of foreign fighters in Syria, we still have little insight into the backgrounds and motivations of these persons. Most knowledge available on this subject comes from journalistic work. Scientific studies into the characteristics and biographies of these foreign fighters are scarce. Also, they are based on only a small number of cases. Knowledge about persons who once indicated they wanted to travel to Syria to take part in the fight against the regime of Bashar al Assad is virtually non-exis... Mehr ...