Most foreign fighters in Syria joined ISIS after it parted ways with Jabhat al-Nusra in summer 2013, but the group was still seen as a rebel faction. During this period, ISIS fought a number of battles in rebel-controlled areas, and set up bases and missionary centers. Through these centers it succeeded in attracting a number of enthusiastic youths but the muhajirun were still the majority, as emigration to Syria had continued unabated.
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