ROME, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock said here Friday that greater coordination is essential for the global community to effectively respond to the threat of so-called "returning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)" usually from Syria.
With increased concerns of the potential displacement of FTFs due to increased military pressure on ISIL, the Interpol chief said that five years after the start of the Syrian conflict, dangerous gaps still remain in global screening efforts.
Attending the meeting in Rome of interior ministers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain, Stock said up to 15,000 fighters are still within the conflict zones, a more complex picture was emerging.
"The concern is what these foreign terrorist fighters will do with the skills acquired in battle and the networks which facilitated their recruitment when they leave the conflict zones," he said.
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