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WSMoreOrLess: Counting Foreign Fighters

WSMoreOrLess: Counting Foreign Fighters

How many foreigners have joined militants in Iraq and Syria, and where do they come from?

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

July 31, 20159m 35s

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Show Notes

It has been reported that as many as 20,000 foreign fighters have joined militants in the Middle East and that they make up around 10% of ISIS. Wesley Stephenson and Federica Cocco look at the numbers behind those claims and examine where those fighting in places like Syria and Iraq come from.