this is a phenomenal book. i had the honor of presenting freedman with a hillman award for it a while back

From Jihad to Politics: How Syrian Jihadis Embraced Politics Abstract. The Syrian regime unleashed unprecedented violence to suppress large-scale non-violent protests amid the Arab uprisings. Hundreds of armed groups

Jerome Drevon (International Crisis Group): FROM JIHAD TO POLITICS, available Open Access from OUP: academic.oup.com/book/57951?l...