Joe Parkinson

A Turkish army vehicle takes position on the border between Turkey and ISIS-controlled territory. The border remains a preferred entry point for Western recruits to ISIS.

‘Broken travel’ keeps ISIS’ Western recruits off the radar of intelligence agencies

February 24, 2015Conflict

Western recruits to ISIS are evolving new ways to reach the Syrian front lines, using “broken travel” to take circuitous roots to joining jihadi groups. Such tactics are making potential fighters even harder to spot for Europe’s many intelligence agencies.

How a man in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains is causing chaos in Turkey

January 21, 2014Global Politics