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On the recordDecember 1, 2014
The Islamic State's rapid conquest of a territory covering large portions of Syria and Iraq is, in part, going to the prolific recruitment of foreign fighters who now number an estimated 16,000, nearly half of the Islamic State's fighting force.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins discusses the threat posed by foreign fighters joining ISIS.

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