By Larisa Brown for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:11 GMT, 21 February 2019 | Updated: 01:15 GMT, 22 February 2019
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The UK must take back British jihadis in Syria – or face the prospect of them making their own way back to carry out a wave of terror attacks, the head of the forces holding them said yesterday.
Abdul Karim Omar, the de facto foreign minister in the Kurdish-held north of the country, said his Syrian Democratic Forces had done their duty by defeating Islamic State, and now Britain must play its part.
In a stark warning, he said the baby of jihadi bride Shamima Begum and dozens of other children could become 'ticking time bombs' if left in the Middle East.
Abdul Karim Omar, the de facto foreign minister in the Kurdish-held north of the country claims Shamima Begum's baby could be a ticking time bombs' if left in Syria
Mr Omar said there were around 1,500 children of Islamic State fighters in northern Syria's refugee camps, along with 800 foreign fighters and 700 foreign wives.
At least six British jihadis are being held in prisons, including two members of the notorious 'Beatles' gang accused of beheading western hostages. UK intelligence agencies believe there are dozens of British women and their children spread across three refugee
