The contingent of foreigners who have taken up arms on behalf of Islamic State during the past 3 1/2 years is more than twice as big as the French Foreign Legion

Legion of foreign fighters battles for Islamic State

By News on the Net Jakarta Post —— Bio and Archives May 20, 2015

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One day this April, instead of coming home from school, two teenagers left their valley high in the Caucasus, and went off to war.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 20-year-old stole her friend's passport to make the same hazardous journey. From New Zealand, came a former security guard; from Canada, a hockey fan who loved to fish and hunt. More...

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