Recruitment of fighters drops sharply as US airstrikes damage ISIS funding

The number of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria has decreased sharply in the past year to about 200 a month, a U.S. military official said on Tuesday.

That is a drastic decline from about a year ago when between 1,500 and 2,000 foreign fighters were joining the group in Iraq and Syria each month, said Air Force Major General Peter Gersten, deputy commander for operations and intelligence for the U.S.-led coalition, during a news briefing from Baghdad....
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2016/0426/Recruitment-of-fighters-drops-sharply-as-US-airstrikes-damage-ISIS-funding