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Al-Qaeda's Syrian Recruits: The Case of 'Abu Majed'

Amer Ghajar went from being a student at a prestigious private university to al-Qaeda jihadist, falling in battle last week.

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Amer Ghajar holds up a flower in this undated photograph from his Facebook profile pictures. — Amer Ghajar

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