Alwaght- The number of the European nationals who are fighting for Takfiri terrorists in Syria reaches 6000, Vera Jourova, the EU Commissioner for Justice, told in an interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro on Saturday.
“At the European level, we estimate that 5,000-6,000 individuals have left for Syria,” said Jourova, adding that there were fears that the actual numbers were "significantly undervalued" due to the difficulty of tracking foreign terrorists in the war-torn country.
Jourova added that focusing on those Europeans who are seeking to travel to Syria to join militant groups or those returning from the Arab country meant intervening “too late.”
According to Jourova, Brussels wants to promote prevention as a means to hold back Europeans from traveling, and search for the diverse reasons why Europeans joined militant groups in the first place.
most Europeans who desired to join or have already joined the ranks of militant groups in Syria "do not have religious motives, but go mainly because of boredom and in the search for adventure."
The EU commissioner said British research had identified that most Europeans who desired to join or have already joined the ranks of militant groups in Syria "do not have religious motives, but go mainly because of desire for adventure, boredom and dissatisfaction with their situation in life or a lack of prospects "
According to Jourova, Brussels is taking steps to prevent certain Europeans from traveling to conflict-riddled regions.The EU is also focusing on speeding up the exchange of information between member states’ police forces and court systems, and other countries such as Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt adding, this would require more intelligence sharing .
The Western powers and their regional allies - especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - are supporting the militants operating in Syria
