Program on National Security Conference: The Foreign Fighter Problem

Case Study: Syria and the Foreign Fighter Problem

July 14, 2009 / Washington, D.C.

David Lesch of Trinity University presented a case study of foreign fighters and Syria, which was discussed by Murhaf Jouejati of National Defense University and Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. It was moderated by Harvey Sicherman, President of FPRI.

This presentation was part of The Foreign Fighter Problem, a conference sponsored by FPRI’s Program on National Security and hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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