Dear, I am aware of literature regarding the correlation between higher level of violence against civilians and foreign fighters presence (for example Bakke 2014, Moore 2019, Doctor and Willingham 2020, Doctor 2021, ...). I was wondering if there is anything that compares (also with qualitative methods) IS foreign fighters and IS local fighters in their relations with the locals in Syria and Iraq.
not sure if this directly relates to your research but a colleague and friend Andrew Ashdown has worked and researched extensively on recent Christian Muslim relations in Syria. Below is a link to his PhD thesis which is on line via his university
hope it helps
https://cris.winchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/12112904/FINAL_THESIS._CHRISTIAN_MUSLIM_RELATIONS_IN_SYRIA.pdf
There are numerous examples of this within both the Chechen wars (foreign fighters coming to fight with the Chechens) and the Taliban in Afghanistan so I would perhaps focus on these two additional cases as a potential boon to your supposition as I believe it will prove accurate!
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Psychology