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U.S. Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS
(New York Times) Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt - American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have identified nearly a dozen Americans who have traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said by the Obama administration to be the greatest threat to the U.S. since al-Qaeda. ISIS has become more attractive to would-be militants because, unlike al-Qaeda, it has seized territory that it rules by strict Islamic law. American intelligence officials said the number of Americans who have joined rebel groups in Syria had nearly doubled since January. More than 100 Americans have fought alongside groups there since the civil war began three years ago.