"The enemy within?" - 40 Americans Return to US From War-Torn Syria, 'No Problemo' - Intel Chief.

"The enemy within?" - 40 Americans Return to US From War-Torn Syria 'No Problemo' - Intel Chief. (SP).

Thousands of people have entered war-torn Syria since the conflict began, 180 of them Americans. 40 of these US citizens have returned home, and despite fears that they could bring radicalization home, the US spy chief insists they pose no immediate threat.

Speaking before the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that most of the Americans who have traveled to Syria since the conflict began went for humanitarian purposes. Their return should not cause alarm, he said.

“If they come back, and they are not involved in plotting, or don’t have nefarious purpose, that’s their right and privilege as an American citizen to come back,” Clapper said.

Nearly 20,000 fighters have flocked to Syria from around the world since the civil war began, a conflict which has killed an estimated 200,000 people.

Still, Clapper stressed his belief that the Islamic State is in decline, citing waning donations due to the terrorist group’s widely broadcasted violence.

“I think there is change afoot in the Mideast,” Clapper said, according to the Telegraph. “It’s not going to occur overnight. But I think these brutalities, publicized brutalities by ISIL, beheadings, immolation and the like, have really had a galvanizing effect even in the Mideast.” Hmmm......Sometimes it's just beyond words what this 'Admin' pulls.Surely these guys are not dangerous.....see tweet below. Read the full story here.

#IS Abu Omar al-Shami (#Syria) and Abu Dawood al-Amriki (#USA) suicide attacks today in #Iraq. pic.twitter.com/gnzjDaxycP
— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) March 3, 2015