Terrorists Returning from Syria and Iraq Roaming Free on Britain’s Streets

LONDON, (ST)- Terrorists returning from Syria and Iraq, estimated at 400 ones, are roaming free on the streets of Britain, posing imminent threat to citizens and alarming that the United Kingdom may be exposed to fiercer terrorist attacks than the one hit near the UK Parliament last week, according to the “Daily Mail” British Newspaper.

A report published by the newspaper on Sunday said that with the defeats and losses inflicted upon ISIS terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq, Britain will face an imminent danger represented by the growing number of British terrorists returning home. The daily pointed out that thousands of Britons have travelled to Syria to join the takfiri organization, noting that 400 of them have returned but only 54 have been prosecuted.

 “With ISIS rapidly losing ground in Syria and Iraq, the number of British returnees is likely to swell further, raising the question of what should be done about them,” according to the paper.

The newspaper reiterated the need to tighten safety procedures to prevent attacks.

“One solution is wider use of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs), which involve electronic tagging and it can include restrictions on movement, financial activity and communication,” it clarified.

Terrorism expert Professor Anthony Glees said last week’s attack demonstrated all too clearly the scale of threat which a lone man can pose, let alone hundreds.

Prof Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, said: ‘These people need to be taken seriously. While internment wouldn’t be acceptable, we need to use more TPIMs.’

Hamda Mustafa