BRITISH Muslim extremists are infiltrating the uprising in Syria with gunmen drawn from London and Birmingham, it emerged yesterday.
The revelation came after British journalist John Cantlie was released by members of the Free Syrian Army after being kidnapped by “foreign jihadists” in Syria earlier this month.
Mr Cantlie was blindfolded and repeatedly threatened with death by a group whose members had distinctive Birmingham and South London accents.
The disclosures were made by Dutch journalist Jeroen Oerlemans who was kidnapped with Mr Cantlie.
He said no Syrians were involved in their abduction.
The country’s second city Aleppo was pounded with shelling yesterday as government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad battled to regain control.
With helicopter gunships hovering overhead and the thud of artillery booming across neighbourhoods, Syrian state television said soldiers were repelling “terrorists” and had captured several of their leaders.
It also claimed that government forces had now claimed “victory” in Damascus after weeks of fighting in the capital.
The head of opposition group Syria National Council has made a desperate appeal to the outside world for help.
Abdulbaset Sayda, speaking in Abu Dhabi, said: “We want weapons that will stop tanks and jet fighters.
“That is what we want.”
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