Return of the jihadi
by Jeemon Jacob
Nov 29, 2019
2 minutes
Since 2016, Islamic State (IS or ISIS) recruits in Afghanistan had been using messaging apps to communicate with their families in Kerala. Then, about five months ago, the messages stopped. The silence of over 100 such recruits about 30 of whom were from Kerala coincided with a massive assault on ISIS positions by US and Afghan forces.
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