Jihad in Syria and in Iraq: a Сhallenge for France

... in absolute terms. The figures provided by the French Ministry of the Interior last November are astonishing: at that point 1,132 French residents were involved in jihadist networks. 376 were present in Syria or in Iraq, over 300 had decided to leave France, 184 were in transit, 199 had left the war zones (out of which 109 returned to France and had been indicted) and 49 had been killed. These persons come from various backgrounds. Many of the French involved in the jihadist networks are young Muslims ...