Terror threat

2,200 jihadists from Russia fight in Syria, Iraq – Russian Foreign Ministry

There about 2,200 Russian-born fighters among the ranks of the terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, Russian deputy foreign minister has said, stressing that “the figures start getting really alarming.”

“At the time being, around 2,200 people from Russia are engaged in the fighting in Syria and Iraq,” Oleg Syromolotov, Deputy Foreign Minister for anti-terrorism, told TASS news agency on Tuesday.