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DEVELOPING: #ISIS force strength now may be close to its peak in 2015.
As of June 2018, estimated 28,600 to 31,600 #Daesh fighters in #Iraq #Syria per IG report
US intelligence estimates had 33,000 #ISIS fighters at group's peak in 2015
h/t @nickglavin
As of June 2018, estimated 28,600 to 31,600 #Daesh fighters in #Iraq #Syria per IG report
US intelligence estimates had 33,000 #ISIS fighters at group's peak in 2015
h/t @nickglavin
The same report says there are about 200 #ISIS fighters in #Philippines
media.defense.gov/2018/Aug/07/20…
media.defense.gov/2018/Aug/07/20…
#ISIS caliphate gone but it's foot soldiers remain-as many as 32,000 #Daesh in #Iraq #Syria per latest @DeptofDefense intel
At its peak US intel officials said ISIS boasted about 33,000 fighters
voanews.com/a/far-from-dea…
At its peak US intel officials said ISIS boasted about 33,000 fighters
voanews.com/a/far-from-dea…
1/ #German magazine .@DerSPIEGEL reports rising number of #xrw foreign fighters (2,500 now) joining Asow militia in #Ukraine to fight agst #Russia in current print issue.
2/ It is also reported Asow militia actively recruited openly during largest German #xrw concert in #Themar in July 2017. This shows how much underestimated the threat of #xrw foreign fighters compared to #jihadists is. Imagine outcry if #ISIS would openly recruit at a concert.
3/ And the issue is not new. German and other European #neonazis have for example fought in HOS militia in #Bosnian civil war. See this remarkable article featuring interviews with some of them. bit.ly/2yQrL8k
