Bring ISIS Sympathisers Back to UK to Stop Future Jihadi Attacks, MPs Told

Former MI6 chief Richard Barrett said the UK’s refusal to repatriate British citizens from Syrian detention camps could be used to empower ISIS.

Shamima Begum being interviewed by Sky News in northern Syria on Feb. 17, 2019. The so-called ISIS bride has claimed she was radicalised both online and "between her circle of friends." Reuters

Over 100 British citizens holed up in Syrian detention camps should be brought home to prevent future jihadi terror attacks in the UK, a former MI6 chief has said.

Richard Barrett, who headed up counterterrorism at the secret service, warned the high number of UK-linked detainees—including jihadi bride Shamima Begum—could embolden Islamic terrorists to refocus their murderous sights on Britain.