Young Dutch fighters in Syria - heroes or potential terrorists?
Published on : 22 June 2013 - 5:31pm | By RNW Arab Desk ((C) RNW)
The Dutch intelligence services estimate the number of young men from the Netherlands recruited to fight in Syria at anywhere between four and one hundred. Ahmed Marcouch simply says the number is unknown.
Three quarters of young Muslims in the Netherlands say their friends who go to fight in Syria are heroes, according to a recent survey. Speaking to RNW, Dutch MP Ahmed Marcouch said “It is important to hold the Muslim communities - mosques, imams, and individuals - responsible for those who participate in this violence and those who glorify the participants”.
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