A Syrian defector from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham said the terror group is training British, European, and American recruits to conduct terror attacks in their home countries. Some 500 British fighters are believed to have traveled to Syria, and about 50 are thought to have already returned home. Jihadists in Syria seeking to return to their home countries are reportedly funneled through al Qaeda safe houses in Turkey. Responding to criticism about military budget cuts, former Defense Secretary Liam Fox said the UK is “the world’s eighth biggest economy with the fourth biggest defense budget.”
