750 German nationals have joined ISIS, says German Interior Minister
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(IraqiNews.com) German Interior Minister Thomas de Mesar, said on Sunday, that about 750 German citizens have joined the ranks of the “ISIS” in Iraq and Syria, while pointed out that 120 German nationals have been killed so far while fighting alongside the ISIS organization.
De Mesar said in a press statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “About 750 German nationals have joined the ranks of the ISIS organization in Iraq and Syria, 20% of whom were women,” pointing out that, “120 people that hold German nationality were killed so far.”
The minister added, “80% of them did not exceed 30 years old and grew up in Germany, and most of them have another nationality,” noting that, “The intelligence available confirm that more than 70 jihadists had returned to Germany from Syria and Iraq.”