Europeans are flocking to the war in Syria. What happens when they come home?
By Griff Witte, WashPost, Published: January 29
LONDON — Word spread quickly last autumn in the rapidly gentrifying north London neighborhood where the Sebah brothers were raised: Mohamed and Akram had died in a car crash.
The news was devastating for friends and neighbors who had watched the brothers grow from affable and popular boys into promising young adults.
But the truth, as recently revealed in jihadist Web site postings, was darker still. Mohamed and Akram had been killed in Syria while fighting alongside rebel forces.
The Sebah brothers were part of a growing legion of Britons who have left behind their often comfortable lives here and joined an increasingly radicalized war effort — one that is just a short budget-airline flight away.
(More here.)
LONDON — Word spread quickly last autumn in the rapidly gentrifying north London neighborhood where the Sebah brothers were raised: Mohamed and Akram had died in a car crash.
The news was devastating for friends and neighbors who had watched the brothers grow from affable and popular boys into promising young adults.
But the truth, as recently revealed in jihadist Web site postings, was darker still. Mohamed and Akram had been killed in Syria while fighting alongside rebel forces.
The Sebah brothers were part of a growing legion of Britons who have left behind their often comfortable lives here and joined an increasingly radicalized war effort — one that is just a short budget-airline flight away.
(More here.)
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