Legion of foreign fighters battling for IS

Tens of thousands of people have gone to Syria and Iraq in the last few years to wage Muslim holy war for militant groups such as Islamic State

North America 230

Western Europe 5,480

Africa 5,880

Syria

Iraq

Middle East 5,200

Former Eastern Bloc 3,790

Asia and Pacific 1,160

FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ

Estimates for selected countries

Figures show highest estimates for total number of travellers since start of conflict. Includes those who have died or left conflict zone

WESTERN EUROPE

France 1,500

United Kingdom 700

Germany 680

Belgium 650

Turkey 600

Sweden 300

Netherlands 250

Austria 150

Denmark 150

Norway 140

Spain 100

Italy 90

Finland 70

Ireland 60

Switzerland 40

NORTH AMERICA

United States 130

Canada 100

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia 2,500

Jordan 1,500

Lebanon 900

Israel / Palestine 110

Yemen 110

Kuwait 70

AFRICA

Tunisia 3,000

Morocco 1,500

Libya 600

Egypt 360

Algeria 250

Sudan 100

Somalia 70

FORMER EASTERN BLOC

Russia 1,500

Uzbekistan 500

Bosnia 380

Turkmenistan 360

Kazakhstan 250

Kosovo 220 

Tajikistan 190

Albania 140

Kyrgyzstan 100

Serbia 100

Ukraine 50

ASIA AND PACIFIC

Pakistan 500

China 300 

Australia 250

Indonesia 60

Afghanistan 50

Sources: International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, The Brookings Institution, European Union, wire agencies

Picture: Associated Press

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