France Acknowledges that French Extremists Joined Armed Terrorist Groups in

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France Acknowledges that French Extremists Joined Armed Terrorist Groups in Syria
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French authorities acknowledged that French extremists have joined armed terrorist groups in Syria.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, French Minister of the Interior is Manuel Valls said that scores of French citizens or people living in France have already traveled to Syria, and that they're mostly groups under the influence of Al Qaeda.

He also said that there are some similar individuals who want to travel to Mali.

French authorities are carrying out counter-terrorism operations targeting individuals suspected of attempting to join extremists Islamists outside France. These operations involve monitoring cells and networks and have resulted in four arrests in Paris on Tuesday.

Mr. Valls said that several dozen French citizens or residents have left the country in recent months to join Islamic militants, though most went to Syria to fight alongside rebel forces opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. He said that a “handful” of French fighters are thought to be in or near northern Mali. Analysts estimate that there are 2,000 to 3,000 militant fighters there in all, most of them from Algeria, Mali, Mauritania or elsewhere in North or West Africa.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/w...ys-planned-to-aid-or-join-militants.html?_r=0

and some still say that F$A is Syrian.. if it was Syrian, then why need for foreign fighters?

terrorists from Europe, America, Australia, England and from all over the M.E compose F$A...

http://www.defence.pk/forums/middle...in-30-spaniards-terrorist-fighting-syria.html

Riddle of Australian killed in Syrian fighting

Australia warns citizens against fighting in Syria - Yahoo!7

and here this American terrorist making threats

 

[Etiene]

I think it's well known by now that people from many places in the world have went to Syria to fight. Even arabs from Sweden have went there and called for more to join.