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World Service,31 Jul 2015,10 mins

Counting Foreign Fighters

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It has been reported that as many as 20,000 foreign fighters have joined militants in the Middle East and that they make up around 10% of ISIS. Wesley Stephenson and Federica Cocco look at the numbers behind those claims and examine where those fighting in places like Syria and Iraq come from. (Photo: Silhouette of an Iraqi fighter. Credit: Getty Images)

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