Iraqi PM: IS now has more foreign fighters than Iraqis
The Islamic State has more and more foreign fighters in its ranks, outnumbering the number of Iraqis in the organization, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Tuesday at a conference in Paris.
"What I see in Iraq is a greater number of foreign fighters than before. In the past, Iraqi fighters were estimated at 58% and foreigners at 42%. Today the proportion has reversed with 60% of foreign fighters and 40% of Iraqis", he said.
Some 24 members of the international coalition fighting Islamic State have gathered in Paris to discuss the fight against the extremist group that has carved its way across Syria and Iraq.
