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US general: Number of foreign fighters entering Iraq, Syria plummets
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe number of foreign fighters entering Iraq and Syria has plummeted over the past year or so, a US general says.
Major General Peter Gersten tells Pentagon reporters that when he arrived in Baghdad about a year ago, between 1,500 and 2,000 foreign fighters were joining the Islamic State group’s ranks each month.
“Now we have been fighting this enemy for a year, our estimates are down to 200 (per month) and we are actually seeing now an increase in desertion rates of these fighters,” Gersten says.
— AFP
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