Saturday, October 28, 2017

Where Are All The American ISIS Fighters?



FOX News: Almost all American ISIS fighters unaccounted for, sparking fears they could slip through cracks and return

When it came to recruiting foreigners to flee the comforts of home for the battlefields of Iraq and Syria, ISIS succeeded like no other — encouraging more than 40,000 fighters from more than 110 countries to travel to the fighting fray both before and after the declaration of the “caliphate” in June 2014. Subsequently, authorities have warned about the threat of returning jihadists to their homeland and since the falls of Mosul, Raqqa and the rapidly receding footprint of ISIS, such fears have come to the forefront.

According to a new report, “Beyond the Caliphate: Foreign Fighters and the Threat of Returnees,” released this week by the Soufan Center — a Washington-based security intelligence consultancy — there are now at least 5,600 citizens or residents from 33 countries who have returned home — accounting for about 15 percent of the fighters.

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WNU Editor: Many of these American ISIS fighters are probably dead. And those who are alive my guess is that they are probably in hiding in the Middle East knowing too well that if they return to the U.S. they would be detained and/or facing charges for war crimes committed during the war.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

They will join al Nusra or some other al Queda operation.

Anonymous said...

In the Democratic Party

Bert Bert said...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-28/shocking-viral-interview-qatar-confesses-secrets-behind-syrian-war

Unknown said...

Returning ISIS fighters will become Democrat National Committee (DNC) staffers

War News Updates Editor said...

Steven
I did a similar post a few days back. The link you gave is an updated one. Thank you.

Unknown said...

This is a big problem. Fortunately technology advancements will help. Also we have some experience tracking down old Nazis. Eventually they will be found.

Unknown said...

The Nazis hid in nations with Christian cultures. That is different.

The Nazis that hid or found haven in Muslim nations were not extradited. Some even lived openly in Egypt.

Would someone, who is part of CAIR, hand over a former ISIS fighter?

If they did it would for the same reason the NYT, a former newspaper, is dumping Hillary.
Because they did not win and diminish chances of winning in the future