Recruiting Radical Islamic Fighters

Ansar al-Islam, a radical Islamic group founded by Kurds in northern Iraq in 2001, has rapidly built an extensive recruiting network in Europe. Over the past two years, European counterterrorism officials have arrested Ansar operatives and uncovered cells in six countries. The network is suspected of funneling hundreds of recruits to Iraq to fight occupation forces there.

SOURCE: Staff reports | BY MARY KATE CANNISTRA-THE WASHINGTON POST