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EU Official Estimates Over 6,000 Jihadis Left Europe to Fight in Syria

“At the European level, we estimate that 5,000-6,000 individuals have left for Syria,” European Union Justice Commissioner Vera Jouriva told Le Figaro in a Monday interview, as transcribed by AFP. She went on to say this was a very conservative estimate, because keeping tabs on foreign fighters in the Syrian theater is extremely difficult.