In The Tanks - Foreign Militants in Iraq

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has published a report examing the state of foreign militants in the insurgency in Iraq. A number of surprising and not so surprising facts:

• Algerians contribute the most insurgents - 20% - those crazy Saudi Wahabbis only offer 12%, which is less than Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Egypt.
• Saudis are the most sought after militants because they usually bring cash and make good tv when they martyr themselves
• The Saudi government has gone out of its way to limit Saudi militants
• Foreign militiants constitute at most 10% of insurgents - about 3,000 and could be as small as 4%.
• The foreigners are involved in the most violent attacks
• Syria has become a tourist destination since it is the venue of choice for entry into Iraq
• Sunni nationalism appears to be the single most important contributing factor for the insurgency