{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"XVII. The Khurasan Group: Myth and Reality with Thomas Joscelyn","description":"Thomas Joscelyn comes on the show to talk about the so-called \u201cKhurasan group.\u201d Some of the topics covered include:  Why the group came into being and when its members arrived in Syria Who are the key players and what are their backgrounds What they\u2019ve been up to in Syria and how they relate to Jabhat al-Nusra What this group of individuals can tell us about al-Qaeda\u2019s strategy  Links:   Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) | Twitter The Long War Journal | A Project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies  Thomas Joscelyn | Foundation for Defense of Democracies  If you\u2019re a fan of the show please consider&amp;nbsp;supporting it on Patreon!!&amp;nbsp;Your support helps cover the costs associated with producing the show. The podcast is produced by&amp;nbsp;Karl Morand. If you have feedback you can email podcast@jihadology.net, or find us on Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@JihadPod. ","author_name":"JihadPod","author_url":"http:\/\/jihadology_net.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5610602\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/5610602"}