Manuel Valls: more than 800 French fighting in ranks of Islamic State

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that more than 100 French nationals who had joined the IS terrorists in Iraq and Syria have been killed.

more than 100 French nationals who had joined the IS terrorists in Iraq and Syria have been killed."More than 860 individuals have spent time in these countries, 471 of whom are still there and 110 of whom are dead," Valls said. He also stressed that nine of the dead men had reportedly blown themselves up during bombing attacks, RIA Novosti reports.France and Belgium have the largest number of recorded citizens or residents leaving to join IS. And Valls defended the controversial bill, which was approved by lawmakers back in May, saying that it "would target people who present a real threat to our security."

 

"More than 860 individuals have spent time in these countries, 471 of whom are still there and 110 of whom are dead," Valls said. He also stressed that nine of the dead men had reportedly blown themselves up during bombing attacks, RIA Novosti reports.

France and Belgium have the largest number of recorded citizens or residents leaving to join IS. And Valls defended the controversial bill, which was approved by lawmakers back in May, saying that it "would target people who present a real threat to our security."