An Arab “Martyr” Thwarted

Militants and insurgents in Iraq have continuously attracted the world's attention as they carried out their beheadings and suicide bombings. Not all of the fighters, however, are Iraqis. According to this New York Times article, many of the suicide bombers are, in fact, Saudis, Lebanese, and Kuwaitis who are recruited through "an underground railroad funneling fighters to Iraq." According to the subject of this article, a Lebanese man who traveled to Iraq to participate in the jihad, an international recruiting mechanism attracts prospective insurgents from across borders. In fact, Iraqi organizers even sent several candidates home, citing a surplus of potential participants. As tensions remain heated, the demand-supply chain of foreign fighters ensures that more suicide bombings by non-Iraqis will occur. – Yaleglobal