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Foreign fighters refers to people who are '''not''' Sharifistani citizens but nonetheless participate in the [[2nd Sharifistani Civil War]] in any force other than one of the armed forces of their own country of citizenship. 

'''Motives'''

Motives include money as well as religious or ethnic loyalties and family ties. [[Sharifistan]] has explicitly advertised using both religion and promises of financial gain for it's side. Most of the foreign fighters on the Sharifistani side are Muslim while most of the foreign fighters for Lazarus Rise and all known fighters of the  the Christian Liberation Army are Christians. 
The majority of foreign fighters are unmarried men aged 16-23 years old, this has lead some commentators to claim that desire to meet and impress a potential wife is a factor as Sharifistan is 80.5% female. 


'''Notable people'''

[[Edbert Ashleigh]]: Brother of the Sultan of Sharifistan and [[Intelligence Directorate (Sharifistan)|Intelligence]] applicant revered as a saint amongst some Muslims such as the  Mevlevi Sufi Order. 

'''Controversy'''

The Polish-Prussian Commonwealth threatens to sentence any foreign fighters they capture to death or imprisonment as "mercenaries" or Francs-tireurs. Lawers representing the Islamic Sultanate of Sharifistan and various companies associated with the [[Effendi Family|Effendi family]] have argued that the combatants are, in fact, lawful for various reasons. 

'''Prevalence and countries of origin'''

An estimated 9.5% of Sharifistani fighters are foreign fighters. Most commonly they come from Al-Harreh Danistarab, Arab countries or Turkey. These countries are often allied with [[Sharifistan]] and most of their population share the same religion. 
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