British ISIS fighters in Syria must be killed in almost all cases, says minister

British ISIS fighters in Syria must be killed in almost all cases, says minister
The only way of dealing with British Isis fighters in Syria will be to kill them in almost every case, an international development minister in The British cabinet has said.

Rory Stewart said converts to the terror group believed in an “extremely hateful doctrine”, saying fighters can expect to be killed given the threat they pose to British security.

Hundreds of British citizens are known to have travelled to Syria to fight with ISIS during the course of the Assad war on Syrians.

Mr Stewart was asked about the comments on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics.

The minister said they were “very difficult moral issues”, adding: “These are people who have essentially moved away from any kind of allegiance towards the British Government".

“They are absolutely dedicated, as members of ISIS, towards the creation of a caliphate, they believe in an extremely hateful doctrine which involves killing themselves, killing others and trying to use violence and brutality to create an eighth century, or seventh century state. 

“So I’m afraid we have to be serious about the fact these people are a serious danger to us, and unfortunately the only way of dealing with them will be, in almost every case, to kill them.”

Mr Stewart also confirmed it remained British policy to remove Bashar Assad.

“I don’t think anyone should be in any doubt that the control that he has is brutal and ultimately fragile,” said Mr Stewart.

The policy of the British Government is that Bashar Assad needs to step aside and we need a transition to a new government, because so long as that man is in power it is going to be impossible to have a long-term, stable, sustainable future for Syria, he said. 

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