Posted on 03/27/2013 9:02:58 AM PDT by Mount Athos
There are “hundreds” of Europeans now fighting in Syria, some of whom are with groups linked to al Qaeda, the Home Office told MPs.
The British-born jihadis are said to have joined the fight with Jabhat al-Nusra, the country’s most militant al-Qaeda gang.
The fighters have come from range of ethnic backgrounds include young Asians, converts to Islam and men from north African backgrounds.
Some are said to have fought in conflicts elsewhere while others waging war for the first time.
Officials warned of the risk to Britain and other European nations posed by foreign fighters now gaining military experience in Syria.
With Scotland Yard increasing its efforts to investigate how fighters are being recruited and how travel is organised and money raised, officials said the number of people moving in and out of the country was constantly changing.
The Home Office warning – based on assessments by British intelligence agencies – comes as ministers debate doing more to arm and support the rebels fighting the regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
The uprising in Syria "has involved many organisations with different political views and tactics; some are connected with and supported by al Qaeda in Iraq,” the Home Office report says.
A European Union arms embargo currently prevents EU nations supplying lethal weapons to anyone in Syria.
Earlier this month, David Cameron suggested that Britain was willing to defy that ban and arm the rebels. The Home Office report may raise doubts about such a decision.
The report, presented to Parliament by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, also highlights the risks posed to Britain by terrorists using biological weapons, and those conducting attacks using firearms.
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I understand they are known as the “Prince Charles Brigade.”
I wish all the extremists in the UK, the USA, France, Germany, and all other (formerly) decent countries would go to Syria to fight - while Assad is still strong enough to crush them. It’s sad that the alleged leader of the free world is cheering for the brutal terrorist rebels, while decent people are stuck cheering for the brutal tyrant.
Kinda funny. What goes around comes around.
The fighters have come from range of ethnic backgrounds include young Asians, converts to Islam and men from north African backgrounds.
This entire article epitomizes the Orwellian doublespeak that vomits forth from the Corporate Media. Aside from the usual garbage about US/NATO really isn't supporting the Al Qaeda foreign mercenaries killing Christians in Syria that the US/NATO openly supports this claptrap about Asians and North Africans are Europeans is cognitive dissonance at its most disgusting.
The same media that can’t bring itself to acknowlege that there are white africans.
They’re not British. They may have invaded Britain or been whelped there, but a Muslim is first, last and always a member of the Umma, not any Dhimmi nation.
This is hardly surprising.
From what I’ve seen when a British newspaper says “Asian” in an article about Muslims they usually mean Pakistan and Afghanistan, not Indonesia and Myanmar.
Constant misunderstandings about the different connotations of the term 'Asian' in Britain and the US.
In current editions of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition is as follows:
In Britain 'Asian' is used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) the Indian subcontinent, while in North America it is used to refer to people from the Far East.
N.B.no religion is necessarily implied when the term is used...in Britain it's as often used of Hindus or Sikhs as Muslims.
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