Potential jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on Cruise Ships to join extremists in battle Zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey. Turkey, with its long and often porous border with Syria, has been a major thoroughfare for many of the thousands of foreign fighters seeking to join extremists like the Islamic State group, which has captured territory across Iraq and Syria. Speaking in Monaco, where Interpol is holding its general assembly this week, outgoing chief Ronald **ble confirmed that Turkey was a destination, but declined to identify any others.
11-09-2014, 12:41 PM
Jihadists Using Cruise Ships to Reach Middle East Conflict Zones
Potential jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on Cruise Ships to join extremists in battle Zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey. Turkey, with its long and often porous border with Syria, has been a major thoroughfare for many of the thousands of foreign fighters seeking to join extremists like the Islamic State group, which has captured territory across Iraq and Syria. Speaking in Monaco, where Interpol is holding its general assembly this week, outgoing chief Ronald **ble confirmed that Turkey was a destination, but declined to identify any others.
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