Belgium is a notorious source of foreign fighters in the current syrianiraqi conflict. Isis crackdown hits academic websites devoted to extremists. Belgian radical networks and the road to the brussels. According to belgian security analyst pieter van ostaeyen, mayne first traveled to syria in april 20. Background on sharia4belgium and their role in getting belgians to go to syria and iraq. Historian, arabist and islamicist working as an independent researcher. Pieter van ostaeyen, who monitors the activities of belgian jihadis and extremists, said attar, 26, was also from molenbeek, and that he left belgium for syria on jan. Another senior official confirmed that the presence of the former shariah4belgium member is investigated since sunday already, and the highly respected independent is specialist pieter van ostaeyen also thinks is it him. Moreover, pietervanostaeyen wordpress has yet to grow their social media reach, as its relatively low at the moment. Pieter van ostaeyen studied medieval history with a specialisation in the history of the crusades kuleuven 1999 and arabic and islamic studies, focusing on. The recent death of a syrian rebel commander at the hands of an alqaeda linked group focused the international spotlight on tensions between moderate and jihadi forces fighting in syria. It has the highest per capita number of western europe, and has already contributed substantially to the terrorist threat that some of the returning fighters pose. Classic editor addon by pieter bos and greg schoppe. Alqaeda shows its true colors in syria institute for.
Inside the dramatic arrest that caught principal suspect. Pdf on mar 1, 2017, pieter van ostaeyen and others published the role of belgian. Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Alqaeda shows its true colors in syria institute for the study of war. Pieter van ostaeyen studied medieval history with a specialisation in the history of the crusades kuleuven 1999 and arabic and islamic studies, focusing on the history of salah addin alayyubi and the assassins kuleuven 2003. According to a database of belgian foreign fighters maintained by the author and guy van vlierden, the highend estimate for the number of belgian nationals and residents who have traveled to syria and. On the media hating in plain sight listen via stitcher.
On a total number of 591 people from belgium who at least have tried to join an armed group in syriairaq during the current conflict including belgians, people who resided in belgium andor were recruited by belgian networks, 40 are certainly or very likely converts. Abou handalah, the 27th belgian fighter killed in syria posted. I only had two contacts in the country, and one of them was f, a middle class christian and the prominent owner of local bakeries and a local pizzeria who lived in syrias western province of latakia. Pieter van ostaeyen is a historian and a scholar of arab studies who blogs about syrias jihad and foreign fighters.
A belgian jihadist in syria celebrates the death of a so called sahawat enemy basically a nonisisrebel and cursing him. Pieter van ostaeyen, who is an independent researcher in belgium has been tracking the flow of belgian fighters, joins us now. According to van ostaeyen s research, this fighter is the 27th belgian who has died in syria. Everybody who asks for access to my website, i give them access. Theyve got him in custody, but they dont know his name because he was carrying a fake belgian id card and a fake syrian passport.
These are the three ingredients of the best clue there ever has been to thwart the paris and brussels attacks a new investigation by the belgian newspaper. Brussels attacks draw attention to concentration of. Capitalizing on the koran to fuel online violent radicalization. Pieter van ostaeyen and aymenn jawad altamimi join me to discuss the various rebel groups in syria. Pdf the role of belgian fighters in the jihadification of the. At least 8 suspects are at large with links to attacks in. Pieter van ostaeyen phd candidate ku leuven linkedin. See pieter van ostaeyen, new official numbers on belgian fighters in syria and iraq, pietervanostaeyen. Author links open overlay panel thomas frissen a erkan toguslu b pieter van ostaeyen c leen dhaenens a. Peter van ostaeyen senior human resources business.
Pieter van ostaeyen ihs janes 360, lawfare, bellingcat. On thursday january 15, only a week after the bloody attacks in paris. The estimate of 270 compatriots within the islamic state is based upon the database of belgian fighters in syria that arabist pieter van ostaeyen and i maintain using several open sources. Pieter van ostaeyen, author at bellingcat bellingcat. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover peters connections and jobs at similar companies. It has to be stressed that the number is an extrapolation, since we do not know for. What is this new block editor that ships with wordpress 5. Van ostaeyen has been analysing the conflict in syria since the outset in 2011. View peter van ostaeyen s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Pieter van ostaeyen historian, arabist and islamicist working as an independent researcher. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. View pieter van ostaeyen s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Pieter van ostaeyen comes back on the show to discuss belgian foreign fighters traveling to iraq and syria. Dat pieter van ostaeyen daarvoor werkt is eveneens merkwaardig gezien zijn goede relatie met terrorist shami witness.
We talk about recent rebel group mergers, fighting amongst rebel groups, their interaction with local communities, foreign fighters joining the rebels, and much more. To ridicule the victim even more, somebody has put a cigarette in the dead mans mouth. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Link naar gruwelijk filmpje van vlaams sprekende jihadist. He returned home and was briefly detained but was able to return to syria the following year. Recent posts by pieter van ostaeyen there is no future left in syria. Opinion dont fear jihadists returning from syria the. Download wordpress today, and get started on creating your website with one of the most powerful, popular, and customizable platforms in the world. Apart from the striking physical resemblance, there are some other facts that make it a probable case. Morocco arrests belgian man linked to paris attackers. While the government has acknowledged that hundreds of belgians have gone to fight with isis or for other groups in the syrian civil war, pieter van ostaeyen. Focus on jihad in syria and iraq, jabhat annusra, isis and. The role of belgian fighters in the jihadification of the. Brussels on march 22, 2016, as isisbuilt bombs ripped through brussels airport and a key metro station serving the offices of the european union, killing more than 30 people, pieter van ostaeyen, one of belgiums most experienced analysts of international terrorist groups, saw the news and immediately began tweeting insights and retweeting information as he arrived at work.
Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. Archiving terrorist propaganda on the media wnyc studios. To get access, you have to create a wordpress account and request entry from van ostaeyen. We have developed a system that automatically detects online jihadist hate speech with over 80% accuracy, by using techniques from natural language processing and machine learning. Middle east week archive of the middle east week podcast. The number of belgians whove gone to iraq and syria and how it compares to other european countries. Pieter van ostaeyen and guy van vlierden 1 jun 2018. Focus on jihad in syria and iraq, jabhat annusra, isis and foreign fighters. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Citizenship and ancestry of belgian foreign fighters icct. By pieter van ostaeyen in september of 2008 i went to syria for a few weeks.
Pdf on mar 1, 2017, pieter van ostaeyen and others published the role of belgian fighters in the jihadification of the syrian war find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover pieter s connections and jobs at similar companies. Pieter van ostaeyen, jabhat annusra and the islamic state in iraq and assham a schism in syrian jihad. Van ostaeyen says while abrini may be the man in the hat, its not islamic states. Among its likely targets is the blogging and website platform wordpress. Telematics and informatics vol 35, issue 2, pages 305. There may be some double countings, but the list of the belgian fighters who arehave been in syria contains already 396 names. Paris terror suspect confesses he was in video with.
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