French PM says 600-plus people have left France for Syria or Iraq

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Figures show little let-up in numbers joining Islamic State despite bombing of IS strongholds and crackdown by authorities within France.

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More than 600 people have now left France for Syria and Iraq, with about 800 more wanting to leave to join Islamic State (IS), prime minister Manuel Valls said, reports Reuters.