6,000 European Jihadists in Syria

PARIS: The number of Europeans fighting with Jihadist groups in Syria could exceed 6,000, a top EU official told a French newspaper on Monday.
“At the European level, we estimate that 5,000-6,000 individuals have left for Syria,” EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jouriva told Le Figaro in an interview, adding the true number was likely to be far higher due to the difficulty of tracking foreign fighters in the conflict.