U.S. Intelligence: Thousands Of Foreign Fighters Continue To Flock To Syria And Iraq To Join The Islamic State

Smoke rises from behind an Islamic State flag in Sadiya, Iraq. On Wednesday, U.S. counterterrorism officials plan to tell a U.S. House committee that the number of foreign fighters traveling to Syria to join that country’s civil war is increasing despite months of bombardment. Photo: Reuters

Reuters: Foreign fighters still flowing to Syria, U.S. intelligence says

(Reuters) - The number of foreign fighters traveling to join the Islamic State or rival militant groups in Syria is continuing to grow, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official will tell a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

WNU Editor: This is probably the largest convergence of Islamist terrorists that the world has ever seen .... and it is not slowing down.

More News On Foreign Fighters Continuing To Travel To Iraq And Syria To Join The Islamic State

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150 Americans joined flood of 20K Islamic State recruits, intelligence officials say -- Washington Times
Foreigners Continue to Join Islamic State, Similar Groups, US Says -- VOA