Police are investigating the appearance of UK jihadist Abu Saeed al Britani in a recent IS video. Prime Minister Cameron called for a special forces raid to capture IS executioner “Jihadi John.” Ex-Gitmo inmate Moazzem Begg is planning to sue the British government on false imprisonment charges; he has admitted to having been “involved in training young men to defend civilians against war crimes by the Assad regime.” A senior Muslim Council of Britain official said the Islamic State is “hijacking the religion.” Lord General Richards, former head of the British army, said its size needs to be increased as Islamic extremism presents a long-term challenge that cannot be addressed simply by airstrikes. A Whitehall official said about 100 British jihadists in Turkey are afraid to return to the UK for fear of imprisonment but also fear being killed by the IS in Syria for defecting.
