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Syrian forces detain Uzbek fighters in Idlib security sweep

The detention of several Uzbek fighters in Idlib came after a dispute involving one of the fighters escalated into protests outside a government facility.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 May, 2026

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Iraq

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Russia denies recruiting Iraqis to fight in war with Ukraine

Dana Taib Menmy

14 November, 2025

Post-Assad Syria

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Will foreign fighters test the stability of post-Assad Syria?

Shelly Kittleson

29 October, 2025

The clashes happened near Harem in Idlib province [Getty]

Syria

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Clashes between Syrian govt, French fighters in Idlib province

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

22 October, 2025

Life In Syria After Bashar al-Assad's Regime Ends

Syria

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Foreign Islamists petition Syrian state for citizenship

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

16 August, 2025

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Syrian Democratic Forces

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Trump tells Europe to 'take back IS foreign fighters'

The New Arab

17 February, 2019

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What to do with captive foreign IS fighters?

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James Snell

12 October, 2018

Islamic State building - AFP

Syria

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South-east Asian IS fighters: Where are they now?

Zam Yusa

10 August, 2018

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UK

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London man sentenced to 7 years for 'encouraging terrorism'

The New Arab & agencies

26 February, 2018

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Two British IS 'Beatles' captured by Syrian-Kurdish fighters

The New Arab

09 February, 2018

YPG fighters in the Kurdish-majority town of Afrin

YPG

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Western volunteers to fight against Turkish forces in Afrin

The New Arab & agencies

24 January, 2018

Syria

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Thousands of IS fighters could return to Africa

The New Arab & agencies

11 December, 2017

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IS Chechen families handed over to Russian government

The New Arab

13 November, 2017

Islamic State fighters [AFP]

Syria

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Foreigners who joined IS face imminent death in Raqqa

The New Arab & agencies

22 October, 2017

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'Hundreds' of British fighters remain in IS ranks: defector

The New Arab

01 May, 2017

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Russians carrying 'Syrian regime military fatigues' detained in Lebanon

The New Arab

25 April, 2017

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Syria

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Syrian lawmaker slams regime's preferential treatment of foreign soldiers

The New Arab

12 January, 2017

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Tunis

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Stay Out: Tunisian protesters rally against extremist fighters' return

The New Arab & agencies

09 January, 2017

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Syria

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More than 1,000 Iranian fighters killed in Syria

The New Arab & agencies

22 November, 2016

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IS fighters' return home is a 'ticking time bomb'

The New Arab & agencies

09 September, 2016

Jean-Paul Laborde Anadolu

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UN warns of '30,000 foreign terrorists' in Syria, Iraq

The New Arab

06 July, 2016