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1700 Russians fighting for ISIS in Iraq and Syria

 1700 Russians fighting for ISIS in Iraq and Syria

NB-130601-635643415637562303(IraqiNews.com) An estimated 1,700 Russians have joined the ISIS group to fight in Syria and Iraq, General Sergei Smirnov, deputy chief of Russia’s FSB Intelligence Agency was quoted by AP on Saturday.

General Sergei Smirnov, deputy chief of the Federal Security Service (FSB), said: “Nearly 1,700 Russian nationals have joined the Islamic State group to fight in Syria and Iraq,” pointing out that, “The actual figure is likely to be even higher.”

Smirnov also added that the majority of Russians who are fighting alongside the ISIS group are coming from North Caucasus region, including places like Chechnya and Dagestan, where there are many extremist sleeper cells.

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