French PM says 10,000 Europeans could be fighting for ISIL by year-end
The number of Europeans fighting alongside the Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria could reach 10,000 people before the end of 2015, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in an interview with iTele television, Sputnik reported.
"There are 3,000 Europeans in Iraq and Syria today. When you do a projection, there could be 5,000 before summer and 10,000 before the end of the year," iTele said on Twitter citing Valls.
Valls also stated that some 90 Frenchmen have died fighting for ISIL.
According to the US National Counterterrorism Center's estimates, released in February, at least 20,000 foreign recruits are fighting for ISIL extremists in Iraq and Syria.