French President Hollande said the UK and France have the “same level” Syrian jihadism, with some 600 to 700 people from their respective countries fighting in Syria; Whitehall countered that an estimated 350 Britons are fighting there. Six persons appeared in court for offenses linked to Syria, and two north London brothers, Akram and Mohamed Sebah, are said to have died fighting for al Qaeda there. Suspected Shabaab terrorist Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, who absconded in a burka in November, and another suspect known as CF have been granted legal aid to appeal restriction orders. The Home Secretary is proposing legislation that would allow the government to strip British terror suspects of their citizenship even if it renders them stateless.
