Jabhat al-Nusra fighters bearing arms and the group's flag after an attack on a Syrian army convoy in March. (photo credit: image capture from YouTube video uploaded by MindTrip2m)
Syria Becoming New Cradle For Foreign Extremists, Research Warns -- The Telegraph
Syria is on course to become a more fruitful breeding ground for jihadist fighters than Afghanistan or Iraq, according to new research which found that up to 5,500 foreigners have joined the civil war in less than two years.
Most of those who have travelled from overseas to fight Bashar al-Assad’s regime are from elsewhere in the Middle East, but between seven and 11 percent are from Europe, meaning hundreds are currently in Syria.
Taking information from “martyrdom notices” on jihadist websites and hundreds of press reports over the course of a year, researchers from King’s College found that the biggest number came from Britain, with between 28 and 134 fighters.
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Syria conflict drawing hundreds of jihadists from Europe, says report -- The Guardian
Up to 600 European jihadist fighters among Syrian rebels – study -- RT
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Numbers defy Syrian claims of ‘foreign terrorists -- Winnipeg Free Press
Up to 600 Europeans among ranks of Syrian rebels -- Times of Israel
Obama-backed War Making Syria a Jihad Haven; Europe Threatened -- Alex Newman, New American
WNU Editor: The International Centre of for the Study of Radicalization (ICRS)'s report is here.