When Jihadis Come Marching Home

The Terrorist Threat Posed by Westerners Returning from Syria and Iraq

Brian Michael Jenkins

Expert InsightsPublished Feb 16, 2015

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Although the numbers of Westerners slipping off to join the jihadist fronts in Syria and Iraq are murky, U.S. counterterrorism officials believe that those fighters pose a clear and present danger to American security. This Perspective seeks to examine the scope of the threat posed by Western fighters who return to their homes after fighting in Syria and Iraq; what can be done to reduce the threat, and whether military action is necessary in combating it, as well as whether a more ambitious American military intervention in Iraq and Syria is required.

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  • Year: 2014
  • Pages: 40
  • Document Number: PE-130-1-RC

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Jenkins, Brian Michael, When Jihadis Come Marching Home: The Terrorist Threat Posed by Westerners Returning from Syria and Iraq. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2014. https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE130-1.html.
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This publication supersedes a previous version published in 2014 (PE-130-RC).