ISIS at Home

Nov. 19, 2015

ISIS has a new recruitment strategy. Instead of getting would-be jihadists to come to Syria, it’s telling them to stay put and wage attacks at home.

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U.S. Investigators Struggle to Track Homegrown ISIS Suspects

Credits

Guest:

Michael Schmidt - Michael Schmidt Studios - @MSchmidtStudios

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Ryan Kailath

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ISIS at Home

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