Thursday, April 2, 2015
Volume:
31
Issue:
4
Abstract:
On March 26, 2015, the Home Affairs Committee appointed by the UK House of Commons released its nineteenth report on counter-terrorism. The whole document focuses on foreign fighters. The Committee refers to some data revealed by the Association of Chief Police Officers: it has reported a 58 percent increase in referrals to Channel in the year leading up to December 2014. There have been over 2,000 referrals since April 2012. Committee’s previous report on Counter-terrorism, published in May 2014, highlighted the alarming number of UK citizens and residents travelling to fight in foreign conflicts, notably in Syria.