In this article, Jane Arraf, explores the ways in which the battle for the Islamic State stronghold still rages, with civilians bearing the brunt of the horrors of war.
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‘IS losses in Iraq and Syria could trigger return of newly-radicalised foreign fighters, warns EU anti-terror chief’ by The Parliament Magazine
Europe’s anti-terrorism chief Gilles de Kerchove also said it was likely newly-radicalised men and women would return to Europe from Syria and Iraq “sooner than expected.”
‘Western Jihadis Pleading to Come Home as ISIS Loses Territory ‘ by Daily Caller
This article explores how Western fighters for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are reportedly pleading with their home country’s diplomats to come home as ISIS is pressed on several fronts. Among those pleading to come home are Western citizens, including women, who moved to Iraq and Syria after being enthralled with online ISIS propaganda.
‘Foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria’ by Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty
This article shows the most recent numbers of foreign fighters in the Syria and Iraq conflict, and where they originate from.
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‘UN Says 4,000 foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq’ by Business News
At least 4,000 foreign fighters have travelled from European Union countries to fight IS and other militant groups in Syria and Iraq, the EU said in a new report, on May 30, citing data from 12 countries. Of the foreign fighters, five to 10 per cent were killed in combat and between 10 and 30 per cent returned home from war zones or were in a transit country, the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights said in its 2016 report.
‘Islamic State Members From the West Seek Help Getting Home’ by The Wall Street Journal
Disenchanted Islamic State members recruited from the West have increasingly been contacting their governments and asking for help in getting home, according to diplomats and a Syrian network that aids defectors. Some have turned up at diplomatic missions in Turkey, and others have sent furtive messages to their governments seeking assistance in escaping from territory the extremist group controls in neighboring Syria.
‘ISIS Increasingly Preoccupied With International Attack Plots, U.N. Says’ by Newsweek
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is moving into a “new phase” following its loss of territory in Iraq and Syria, with an increasing focus on international attack plots, the United Nations (U.N.) said in a new report released on June 02.
‘Stopping ISIS Foreign Fighter Pipeline’ by Scout
Benjamin Bahney, Patrick B. Johnston and Howard J. Shatz from the RAND Corporation claim the Islamic State’s core in Iraq and Syria is now under intense pressure. It is time for the campaign against it to put increased attention on countering the group’s pipeline for international terrorism — the fighters who might return to threaten their home countries.
‘Growing number of Western Isil fighters trying to defect as losses mount in Syria and Iraq’ by The Telegraph
Disenchanted Western Islamic State fighters are increasingly appealing to their governments to help them return home, diplomats have reported.
As fighting around Isil’s strongholds intensifies and the group loses vast swathes of territory, foreign jihadists are trying to defect in record numbers.
‘Only one in eight jihadists returning to UK is caught and convicted’ by The Telegraph
Just one in eight of the 400 British foreign fighters who have travelled to Syria and since returned home has been successfully prosecuted. Figures disclosed by the Home Office show that only 54 fighters from the UK suspected of having fought in Syria and Iraq have been convicted of an offence.
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