 Over 300 foreign fighters have been captured in Iraq by US-led troops and Iraqi security forces since April and their nationalities include Israeli, Irish and British, said a senior US commander Maj Gen Rick Lynch on Thursday.
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However, most belonged to other Arab states, said Lynch. âTerrorists and foreign fightersâ were responsible for some of the worst insurgent attacks, such as suicide car bombings, said the US commander. But, he said that US-led forces had foiled several attacks by arresting or killing several in recent months. He told a news briefing 376 foreign fighters had been captured this year, of whom 311 were detained since the start of April.
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The countries of origin most represented were Egypt (78), Syria (66), Sudan (41) and Saudi Arabia (32). The list included several other Middle Eastern countries and a number of European states such as France (1)
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and Denmark (1)
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as well as two Indians and an American. Lynch declined to give any further details about the one Israeli on the list, or the suspect from Ireland and two from Britain. |