Working out the real number of Western jihadi fighters

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Working out the real number of Western jihadi fighters

Dr Dave Sloggett looks behind the public figures on how many people are travelling to Iraq and Syria to fight for the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant'.

Date - 1st May 2015
By - Dave Sloggett

Scratch the surface of the figures put into the public domain by European law enforcement agencies on how many people are travelling out to fight in Iraq and Syria and it is not difficult to challenge their veracity. The day-to-day picture of...

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