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Willing to die

Published online 13 September 2017

New research tries to understand the motivation behind blind devotion to frontline combat.

Pakinam Amer

The militant group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and those who fight against it have something in common: they're both willing to die in battle. 

In a new podcast episode, Nature Middle East's editor discusses a new study that looks into what motivates both groups to fight. 

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doi:10.1038/nmiddleeast.2017.136