Jihadology Podcast: Emergency Pod: Background on The Paris Attacks

In light of the recent attacks in Paris, Timothy Holman comes on the show to discuss the history of French and Belgian jihadi networks. Some of the topics covered include:

• How those networks have been repurposed over time depending on changing political contexts and external conflicts
• The legacy of these networks after the Iraq war
• How the latest attacks in Paris fit into a pattern of plots and attacks in France since 2012

Links:

• Belgian and French Foreign Fighters in Iraq 2003–2005: A Comparative Case Study - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism - Volume 38, Issue 8
• The French Jihadist ‘Foreign Legion’ in Syria and Iraq - The Jamestown Foundation
• The Swarm: Terrorist Incidents in France - The Jamestown Foundation
• Les Français jihadistes eBook: David Thomson: Amazon.fr: Livres
• Terrorismes, guérillas, stratégie et autres activités humaines
• Timothy Holman (@atgm2010) | Twitter

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