Jihadists in the Syrian civil war : on the road to Damascus?
Author
Ahmed S. Hashim
Date of Issue
2013School
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Abstract
The two-year-old civil war in Syria has taken a devastating toll on lives and its cities. The largely secular nationalist rebels have been joined by Islamist militants from Iraq and homegrown jihadists. How will the entry of the Islamists impact on the fighting and on a post-war Syria?
Subject
DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Type
Commentary
Series/Journal Title
RSIS Commentaries, 042-13
Rights
Nanyang Technological University
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