Number of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq increases to 15,000




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Summary: The number of foreign terrorist fighters in the Syria and Iraq conflict has grown to more than 15,000. Briefing the Security Council on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said the fighters come from over 80 countries. Groups such as the Islamic State, also known as ISIL, and the Al-Nusra Front continue to terrorise communities in the [...]