France to stop citizens from joining Syria war

1,815 views · Published 24 April 2014 · 2:00 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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There's a growing number of French citizens travelling to fight in the war in Syria.
 
The French government has revealed new measures aimed at stopping them.
 
It's estimated that about 500 French citizens are already on the battle lines - and are among more and more foreign fighters from Western Europe.

Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports.

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