#Lebanon’s Saudi Jihadis in a League of Their Own
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Nevertheless, not all jihadis are created equal. Indeed, Saudis are seen to enjoy a position of seniority among jihadi groups due to two factors: their wealth and the status of #Saudi_Arabia as a bastion of Salafi-jihadism – the ideological wellspring of #al-Qaeda and its ilk. (Photo: Haytham El-Mousawe). Nevertheless, not all jihadis are created equal. Indeed, Saudis are seen to enjoy a position of seniority among jihadi groups due to two factors: their wealth and the status of Saudi Arabia as a bastion of Salafi-jihadism – the ideological wellspring of al-Qaeda and its ilk. (Photo: Haytham El-Mousawe).
Dozens of Saudi members of al-Qaeda are incarcerated in #Lebanon, while dozens of others who came to Lebanon to “liberate (...)
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