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US Repatriates Dozens Of IS "Foreign Fighters"
The US Justice Department said Thursday that it brought home 27 Americans who went to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group, as Washington again urged other nations to do the same.
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ISIS: What Happened To All The Foreign Fighters?
An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the ISIS as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
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Foreign Fighters To Iraq And Syria Have Doubled: Report
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an intelligence consultancy said Tuesday, highlighting the global dimension of the conflict.
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Nearly 30,000 Foreign Fighters Went to Syria And Iraq: Report
US intelligence fears nearly 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria since 2011, many of them to join the Islamic State group, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Barack Obama, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Agree to Stem Flow of Foreign Fighters: White House
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to work together to "stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey's border with Syria," the White House said in a statement.
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India Flags Concern Over Foreign Fighters' Presence in Afghanistan
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN that it is "obvious" that thousands of foreign fighters in Afghanistan could not have entered it or sustain their terror attacks without support from beyond the war-torn country's borders.
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Syria, Iraq a 'Finishing School' for Foreign Fighters: Report
More than 25,000 foreign fighters from some 100 countries are linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, with Syria and Iraq comprising a "veritable international finishing school for extremists," United Nations experts reported to the UN Security Council.
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Young Islamic State Robs al Qaeda of Militant Prestige
In hiding, targeted by drone strikes and unable to land a blow in the West, al Qaeda's ageing leaders are losing a power struggle with ultra-radical young militants in Iraq and Syria who see themselves as the true successors to Osama bin Laden.
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US Repatriates Dozens Of IS "Foreign Fighters"
The US Justice Department said Thursday that it brought home 27 Americans who went to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group, as Washington again urged other nations to do the same.
-
ISIS: What Happened To All The Foreign Fighters?
An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the ISIS as it occupied territory in Syria and Iraq and declared a caliphate in 2014.
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Foreign Fighters To Iraq And Syria Have Doubled: Report
The number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria has more than doubled since last year to at least 27,000, a report by an intelligence consultancy said Tuesday, highlighting the global dimension of the conflict.
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Nearly 30,000 Foreign Fighters Went to Syria And Iraq: Report
US intelligence fears nearly 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria since 2011, many of them to join the Islamic State group, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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Barack Obama, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Agree to Stem Flow of Foreign Fighters: White House
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to work together to "stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey's border with Syria," the White House said in a statement.
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India Flags Concern Over Foreign Fighters' Presence in Afghanistan
In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN that it is "obvious" that thousands of foreign fighters in Afghanistan could not have entered it or sustain their terror attacks without support from beyond the war-torn country's borders.
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Syria, Iraq a 'Finishing School' for Foreign Fighters: Report
More than 25,000 foreign fighters from some 100 countries are linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, with Syria and Iraq comprising a "veritable international finishing school for extremists," United Nations experts reported to the UN Security Council.
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Young Islamic State Robs al Qaeda of Militant Prestige
In hiding, targeted by drone strikes and unable to land a blow in the West, al Qaeda's ageing leaders are losing a power struggle with ultra-radical young militants in Iraq and Syria who see themselves as the true successors to Osama bin Laden.
