'3,000 European jihadis' now in Syria, Iraq

By THE MANILA TIMES

Sep 24, 2014 10:22 am

BRUSSELS: The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has jumped by a third to around 3,000 in a few months, the EU counter terrorism chief said Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview with Agence France-Presse, Gilles de Kerchove said the flow of Europeans may have been boosted by the Islamic State militant group's declaration in June of a caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq.

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