A short academic article on Tunisian foreign fighters, which after all come from the birthplace of the 'Arab Spring':
A surge of Tunisian jihadists into Syria tells much about the wider story of violence and politics after the Arab Spring.
Link:http://www.opendemocracy.net/opensec...-tunisian-3000

In a conversation this week about North Africa it was noted that Tunisia is being used as a refuge for those Libyans who can afford to leave and as a R&R place too for those who fight. There was speculation that for the jihadists Libya was a better prize than Tunisia, so violence there would be restrained. Mmmm.