ISIS has 30,000 soldiers, says CIA
Monitoring Desk: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spokesman believes the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) can get between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters in Iraq and Syria, CNN reports.
“This new total reflects an increase in members because of stronger recruitment since June following battlefield successes and the declaration of a caliphate, greater battlefield activity, and additional intelligence,” a CIA spokesperson told CNN.
