Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
(asked on 13th June 2016) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of UK citizens who have travelled to fight with Daesh in Syria and Iraq; and how many such persons have since returned to the UK.
This question was answered on 27th June 2016
Approximately 850 UK linked individuals of national security concern have travelled to engage with the Syrian conflict. We estimate that just under half of those have returned and approximately 15% are deceased.