Although the sight of a British national belonging to the group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (or Isis) claiming responsibility for beheading a bound victim is calculated to provoke, it is nonetheless shocking. British citizens have poured into Syria since the uprising against the Assad regime began in 2011. Of 500 who have travelled to Syria and Iraq, some 200 have now returned to the UK. It is a safe bet that they have been well trained and radicalised.
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