Tunisia Admits 3,000 Nationals Fighting for Islamic State, 600 Returned After ‘Expressing Remorse’ – IOTW Report

Tunisia Admits 3,000 Nationals Fighting for Islamic State, 600 Returned After ‘Expressing Remorse’

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Breitbart: Tunisia admitted that around 3,000 of its nationals have left for Syria and Iraq to fight in the ranks of the Islamic State, more than three times the number previously estimated.

Walid Elwekeine, a spokesperson for the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior, confirmed the estimates to the Saudi newspaper Asharq al Awsat, which is published in London.

The men, he said, infiltrated into IS-controlled areas under false pretenses, such as tourism.  more here

 

2 Comments on Tunisia Admits 3,000 Nationals Fighting for Islamic State, 600 Returned After ‘Expressing Remorse’

  1. I think the Tunisian government is lying; it was cheaper to let the muzzies go and get jihad training at no expense to the Tunisians. Then they can claim, taqqiya-style, that they tried very hard to stop them and, look! They are sooo contrite so we let thrm come back! Filthy moslem liars.

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