️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) A group of medical students -- including an American, seven Britons and a Canadian -- may be the latest Westerners to join ISIS. (CNN) A group of medical students -- including an American, seven Britons and a Canadian -- may be the latest Westerners to join ISIS. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ An estimated 3,400 Westerners have gone to join ISIS in its bloody quest to establish an Islamist state in Iraq and Syria, said Nicholas Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center.<unk> An estimated 3,400 Westerners have gone to join ISIS in its bloody quest to establish an Islamist state in Iraq and Syria, said Nicholas Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Analysts and U.S. officials agree: ISIS is skilled at luring Westerners, attracting far greater numbers than al Qaeda.<unk> Analysts and U.S. officials agree: ISIS is skilled at luring Westerners, attracting far greater numbers than al Qaeda.<unk> Analysts and U.S. officials agree: ISIS is skilled at luring Westerners, attracting far greater numbers than al Qaeda. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ "The general picture provided by foreign fighters of their lives in Syria suggests camaraderie, good morale and purposeful activity, all mixed in with a sense of understated heroism, designed to attract their friends as well as to boost their own self-esteem", counterterrorism expert Richard Barrett wrote last year in a report called "Foreign fighters in Syria". <unk> "The general picture provided by foreign fighters of their lives in Syria suggests camaraderie, good morale and purposeful activity, all mixed in with a sense of understated heroism, designed to attract their friends as well as to boost their own self-esteem", counterterrorism expert Richard Barrett wrote last year in a report called "Foreign fighters in Syria". Fawaz Gerges, professor of Middle East studies at The London School of Economics, put it more bluntly:. "ISIS"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk> Many recruits come from educated, well-to-do backgrounds, like 25-year-old Abu Anwar of Britain.<unk> Many recruits come from educated, well-to-do backgrounds, like 25-year-old Abu Anwar of Britain. <unk> <unk> <unk> "<unk>m from the south of England.<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk>"<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I had a life. (<unk>I had a life.) I had a car.<unk>I had a car. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą <unk> <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The names: who has been recruited to ISIS from the West. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
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