From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics
The Syrian regime unleashed unprecedented violence to suppress large-scale non-violent protests amid the Arab uprisings. Hundreds of armed groups formed throughout the country to defend the protesters and fight back. However, in contrast to other conflicts previously dominated by al-Qaeda and Islami...
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| description | The Syrian regime unleashed unprecedented violence to suppress large-scale non-violent protests amid the Arab uprisings. Hundreds of armed groups formed throughout the country to defend the protesters and fight back. However, in contrast to other conflicts previously dominated by al-Qaeda and Islamic State, the two largest Syrian Jihadi groups, Ahrar al-Sham and then Jabhat al-Nusra, rejected global jihad and began to cultivate new ties with the population, other armed opposition groups, and even foreign states. This strategic shift is a response to the Jihadi paradox--a realization that while Jihadis excel at leading insurgencies, they fail to achieve political victories. In From Jihad to Politics, Jerome Drevon offers an examination of the Syrian armed opposition, tracing the emergence of Jihadi groups in the conflict, their dominance, and their political transformation. Drawing upon field research and interviews with Syrian insurgents in northwestern Syria and Turkey, Drevon demonstrates how the context of a local conflict can shape armed groups' behavior in unexpected ways. Further, he marshals unique evidence from the Arab world's most intense conflict to explain why the trajectory of the transnational Jihadi movement has altered course in recent years. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1663652025-09-02T05:08:12Z From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics Drevon, Jerome jihad, Syria, politicisation, al-Qaeda, ISIS, Ahrar al-sham, Jabhat al-Nusra, civil wars, terrorism, political violence thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSF Arms negotiation and control thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFK Violence and abuse in society The Syrian regime unleashed unprecedented violence to suppress large-scale non-violent protests amid the Arab uprisings. Hundreds of armed groups formed throughout the country to defend the protesters and fight back. However, in contrast to other conflicts previously dominated by al-Qaeda and Islamic State, the two largest Syrian Jihadi groups, Ahrar al-Sham and then Jabhat al-Nusra, rejected global jihad and began to cultivate new ties with the population, other armed opposition groups, and even foreign states. This strategic shift is a response to the Jihadi paradox--a realization that while Jihadis excel at leading insurgencies, they fail to achieve political victories. In From Jihad to Politics, Jerome Drevon offers an examination of the Syrian armed opposition, tracing the emergence of Jihadi groups in the conflict, their dominance, and their political transformation. Drawing upon field research and interviews with Syrian insurgents in northwestern Syria and Turkey, Drevon demonstrates how the context of a local conflict can shape armed groups' behavior in unexpected ways. Further, he marshals unique evidence from the Arab world's most intense conflict to explain why the trajectory of the transnational Jihadi movement has altered course in recent years. 2025-09-02T05:08:11Z 2025-09-02T05:08:11Z 2025-09-01T12:11:54Z 2024 book ONIX_20250901T140837_9780197765166_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/105871 9780197765166 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166365 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/105871/1/9780197765166.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/9780197765197.001.0001 10.1093/9780197765197.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 4bb461ae-a887-4564-b3a7-29e6d7e08318 9780197765166 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) 288 New York Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung ror.org/00yjd3n13 open access |
| spellingShingle | jihad, Syria, politicisation, al-Qaeda, ISIS, Ahrar al-sham, Jabhat al-Nusra, civil wars, terrorism, political violence thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSF Arms negotiation and control thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFK Violence and abuse in society Drevon, Jerome From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics |
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