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‘More than 3,000′ Europeans with IS
The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has risen to more than 3,000, the EU’s anti-terrorism chief has told the BBC.
Gilles de Kerchove also warned that Western air strikes would increase the risk of retaliatory attacks in Europe.
US-led forces have launched nearly 200 air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq since August and on Monday began targeting IS in Syria.
The UK parliament is due to vote on possible air strikes in Iraq on Friday.
IS has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria in recent months.
Mr de Kerchove said the number of 3,000 included all those who have been to the region, including those who have returned and those who have been killed there.
Earlier this year, experts put the figure at about 2,000.
BBC
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on September 26, 2014. Filed under INTERNATIONAL NEWS.
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mj banda
September 26, 2014 at 11:38 am
People are joining due to the attitude of. USA and UK towards the other people ie the issunuating violence in other regions like bringing disturbilisation to countries to steal oil
ONETIME RELOADED
September 26, 2014 at 12:24 pm
@ banda you are dead right,u.s cause confusions in other countries inorder to steal oil…
Judge Joe Bidden
September 26, 2014 at 12:43 pm
Either Britain, USA or France will be attacked again in coming months, these militants have lots of nationals from these countries and will likely take the fight from the deserts to their doorsteps.
More especially US, it just doesnt seem to learn or understnd the Arab land, nowadays it doesnt even hide double standards it shows, how can you send arms to one group of rebels and go bomb the other group of rebels? A rebel is rebel they are all killers once they achieve their aim they turn on you!