FBI is watching fighting Americans returning from Syria

From Homeland Security News Wire:

FBI monitors Americans back from fighting in rebel ranks in Syria

7 February 2014

Western intelligence services estimate that 2,100 Europeans and seventy Americans have fought in Syria. U.S. intelligence officials report that some of these Americans have returned to the United States and are under FBI surveillance. There is a concern that individuals who have been trained by al-Qaeda affiliates will ultimately use their battlefield experience to launch attacks in the United States.

 Syrian rebels have included Americans fighting alongside them // Source: ahram.org.eg

More than fifty Americans have been fighting alongside al-Qaeda affiliated extremist groups in Syria to overthrow President Bashar Assad. U.S. intelligence officials report that some of those individuals have returned to the United States and are under FBI surveillance. There is a concern that individuals who have been trained by al-Qaeda affiliates will ultimately use their battlefield experience to launch attacks in the United States.  [emphasis mine] “It’s probably one of the most significant threats we’re dealing with,” a senior intelligence official told the Los Angeles Times. ...

'What happens 'over there' doesn't affect us 'over here'. '  How many times have I heard that?

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