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More than 12,000 foreigners from 74 countries have gone to fight with rebels in Syria, a leading terrorism expert has said.
Of these, 60-70% came from other Middle Eastern countries and about 20-25% from Western nations.
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CourtsHeathrowPlace: SyriaPlace: Middle EasternPlace: AfghanistanPlace: IraqPlace: MosulPlace: JordanPlace: FrancePlace: BritainPlace: GermanyPlace: BelgiumPlace: United StatesPlace: NetherlandsPlace: DenmarkPlace: SwedenPlace: NorwayPerson: Peter NeumannPerson: NeumannPerson: President Barack ObamaPerson: BelgiansEvent: Syrian conflictOrganisation: International Centre for the Study of RadicalisationOrganisation: King’s College LondonOrganisation: QaidaOrganisation: UN Security CouncilOrganisation: Islamic State (IS)Organisation: al QaidaOrganisation: al-NusraOrganisation: Free Syrian ArmyOrganisation: ISOrganisation: Saudi ArabiaOrganisation: Sunni MuslimsOrganisation: Islamic StateOrganisation: America

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