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
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.