As Syrian Conflict Rages, France Examines Potential Terror Risks -- Bruce Crumley, Time
French security officials reveal to TIME evidence of aspiring militants leaving France for Syria to join Islamists battling the Assad regime — and warn this conflict risks joining Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen as a training ground for future terrorists.
As the civil war grinds on between loyalists of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel forces fighting to depose him, concerns are rising the conflict may become a magnet for aspiring jihadists in Europe. Those apprehensions were expressed to TIME this week by French counter-terrorism officials, who outlined reliable intelligence information and one established case of French youths travelling to Syria to fight with Islamist militants. That nub of evidence, they say, has them monitoring the rebellion for signs of it becoming a destination for budding radicals in Europe seeking a quick route to jihad.
Read more ....
My Comment: The Syrian civil war has all the makings of a conflict that will continue fora year (if not longer). If that is the case .... many of these traveling Jihadists from Europe will probably be killed or maimed. As for those who do survive ....some will probably still want to pursue Jihad in Europe, but their numbers will probably be small and they will be watched.