TY  - SER
AU  - Zahid, Farhan
TI  - The Zainabiyoun Brigade: : a Pakistani Shiite Militia Amid the Syrian Conflict
KW  - Milicias
KW  - Pakistán
KW  - Conflictos armados
KW  - Siria
N2  - Since the outbreak of Syrian Civil War in 2011, a plethora of violent Islamist groups have surfaced in various parts of the country, some fighting for the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, and many fighting against it. According to an estimate from the Soufan Group, nationals from 81 different countries are fighting in Syria (Soufan Group, 2014). Some have come to defend their sects; others are proxies for foreign interests or have been recruited as mercenaries. As the conflict has grown increasingly sectarian,  these foreign fighters have also become divided along sectarian lines, with a number of liwas (groups) named after Shia and Sunni heroes, often from the early Islamic period
UR  - http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/TM_V_14_I_11.pdf
ER  -