Jihadis held in Syria pose threat to the West's security if released

Thousands of jihadis being held in pose a 'chronic' threat to the West's security if they are released, the former chief of has warned.

Sir Alex Younger said yesterday the toppling of the Assad regime risked a 'serious spike' in the threat of 'a very large number' of Islamic State (IS) detainees becoming free.

There are fears a flood of extremists could head to Europe if security around their detention camps is relaxed.

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