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Tunisians turn up as foreign jihadis in Syria

Extremism feared in font of Arab Spring

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    • By Bouazza ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm

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    Associated Press

    Sunday, June 24, 2012

    The records of about 600 foreign jihadis found in Iraq’s Sinjar region showed that while the majority of foreign fighters were Libyans and Saudis, per capita, Tunisians came in third.

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