‘We make war so we are war’. That, some would say chilling quotation, came from Abdelkarim Honing, a young man in the Netherlands who has converted to Islam. He has seen many of his friends leave to take up arms in the bloody conflict in Syria.
In Amsterdam leaders in the Muslim community are deeply concerned by the exodus of more than hundred young men to the war-torn country which has become the number one destination for jihadists.
Does the civil conflict pose a major terrorist threat to Europe? The Euronews program ‘On The Frontline’ confronts the issues behind the exodus of fighters to Syria and what it means for Europe. Including a debate between a former Islamist extremist and counter-terrorism expert.
For this reportage Featurez gave advice, did the research, set-up and planning, accompanied the filming and did translations.