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ISIS killers will launch attack on British streets after they are forced out of Iraq as battle for Mosul wages on

The warning comes from a top government minister

BRITAIN faces a bigger risk of attack from ISIS the more it is squeezed in Iraq and Syria, a minister has warned.

International Development minister Rory Stewart said gunmen and bombers fleeing the under attack city of Mosul may choose to wreak mayhem on our streets next.

 Mohammed Emwazi, AKA 'Jihadi John', a British ISIS fighter who was killed in 2015
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Mohammed Emwazi, AKA 'Jihadi John', a British ISIS fighter who was killed in 2015Credit: Enterprise News and Pictures

The intervention came as terror cops hunted extremists believed to be plotting another atrocity on London’s tube network.

Mr Stewart said ISIS was “very unpredictable” so the government needed “a big focus on security” at the same time as waging war on them in the region.

The former Iraq-based diplomat told BBC1show Sunday Politics: “There is a serious risk that as it gets squeezed in the Middle East it is going to try to pop up somewhere else.

“And that could include attacks in Europe and the United States, and they’ve made it clear that that’s something that they are focused on.”

 An Iraqi Army sniper takes aim during a skirmish near Mosul
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An Iraqi Army sniper takes aim during a skirmish near MosulCredit: Splash News
 A boy pauses on his bike as he passes an oil field that was set on fire by retreating ISIS fighters
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A boy pauses on his bike as he passes an oil field that was set on fire by retreating ISIS fightersCredit: Getty Images

The warped movement has lost 40% of the territory it once held since an international coalition lead by the US started to pound its positions two years ago.

Once the besieged northern Iraq city of Mosul falls, an assault is then planned on ISIS’s HQ city in Syria, Raqqa.

 Free at last... Iraqi children from the village of al-Khuwayn, south of Mosul
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Free at last... Iraqi children from the village of al-Khuwayn, south of MosulCredit: Getty Images
 The fighting around Mosul could intensify in the coming days
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The fighting around Mosul could intensify in the coming daysCredit: Rex Features

Mr Stewart’s warning came as his boss Development Secretary Priti Patel announced £14m of urgent aid for refugees fleeing Mosul’s fighting.

The package will include shelter, vital equipment including cooking items, and medical teams to help 66,000 people.

 

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