“Unprecedented” Flow of Foreign Jihadists to Syria, Iraq: UN

Al Akhbar English
By: Al-Akhbar Anadolu

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Foreign jihadists from more than 80 countries have flocked to fight in Iraq and Syria on an “unprecedented scale,” according to extracts of a UN report published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper on Friday, which raises questions about the effectiveness of the US anti-terrorism campaign since 2001.

Around 15,000 people have travelled to fight alongside Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other hardcore militant groups from “countries that have not previously faced challenges relating to al-Qaeda,” said the report.

The number of foreign jihadists travelling to fight since 2010 exceeds the cumulative total of the 20 preceding years “many times,” the Security Council study said…

According to a study conducted by The Soufan Group, “the influx of fighters joining al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Syria raise questions about the effectiveness of the work that has gone in undermining the appeal of terrorism since 2001, and the general understanding of its causes.”

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