More than 100 Dutch nationals have left the Netherlands to fight for the rebels in Syria, according to the Associated Press.
A recent report found that at least 10 of the Dutch fighters were killed while fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in 2013. One of the fatalities was a Dutch suicide bomber.
At least 30 jihadist fighters have returned to the Netherlands, causing concern about the country's national security.
The Associated Press reports:
The annual report published Wednesday the country's AIVD intelligence agency included a report on potential threats to Dutch national security posed by the jihadists. It says approximately 30 of them have been to Syria and returned home since Syria's civil war began four years ago.
The agency says it is cooperating with other agencies to try to slow the flow of Dutch youth to Syria, and with local governments in tracking those who return.