At least four British men have been killed while fighting alongside al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria, British media reported. The Timessaid in a report on Thursday that three of the British nationals were killed in August as their group attacked the Syrian government forces near the northern city of Aleppo. The men are believed to be from London. The fourth Briton was killed two weeks later while trying to ambush a Syrian army position. The daily said the men were part of 10 British extremists who joined up with 20 other UK nationals to fight alongside the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front. According to the British intelligence agency MI5, between 200 and 300 young British men have moved to Syria to fight against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The intelligence agency also raised concerns that the British militants would recruit new converts to their cause or even launch attacks in the UK. Some of those who went out in the early stages of the conflict have been able to return to Britain, radicalize others, and go back to Syria with others in tow,The Timesquoted a security source as saying.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:40:22 +0000
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