5,000 Europeans join IS Jihadists

5,000 Europeans join IS Jihadists

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 6:26 pm


Up to 5,000 European Union citizens have joined jihadist militant ranks, the head of European police agency Europol told British lawmakers on Tuesday.

“We’re talking about 3,000, 5,000 EU nationals,” Rob Wainwright told a parliamentary committee when asked how many foreign fighters had left from Europe.

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