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Counting Foreign Fighters

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

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.

(Photo: Silhouette of an Iraqi fighter. Credit: Getty Images)

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Mon 3 Aug 2015 12:50GMT

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  • Fri 31 Jul 2015 18:50GMT
  • Fri 31 Jul 2015 23:50GMT
  • Sun 2 Aug 2015 21:50GMT
  • Mon 3 Aug 2015 04:50GMT
  • Mon 3 Aug 2015 12:50GMT

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