Looking for religious glory, foreign fighters finding it hard to fit in
August 25, 2012 12:32 AM
By Suleiman al-Khalidi
Reuters
ALEPPO, Syria: Talal Mohammad is a long way from Tennessee, and he’s out of his depth. In an olive grove a few kilometers from the frontlines of Aleppo, he’s at a loss to explain to a battle-hardened bunch of Syrian rebels what exactly this prosperous, U.S.-trained Saudi dentist is doing there – and what he can offer to their cause.
“Why have you come?” asked one of his new comrades, sharply, as they shared a traditional evening meal, in the twilight of a makeshift training camp.
“Don’t get us wrong,” the man adds quickly, anxious to show due respect to a guest.
“We appreciate your solidarity. But if you’d brought us money and weapons, that would have been much better.”
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This sounds rather familiar.
