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British fighter in Syria: 'No plans for UK attacks'

ITV News has spoke to a British Muslim fighting Jihad in support of the Syrian rebels against the regime of President Assad. He says he has no intention of attacking other countries or coming back to the UK to plot terror attacks.

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British 'fighter not linked to any one group' in Syria

A man who claims to be a British fighter in Syria working with the rebels as they attempt to overthrow President Assad said he is part of an international movement of fighters from all over the world helping the Syrian people, but is "not linked to any one group" of Islamists.

The "fighter", who calls himself Abu Summayah al Britani said:

"There are many, not just British but European from Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Australia all of English speaking, Americans, I bumped into a brother here from Chicago, not just long ago, a few guys from Australia, a few brothers from China, from Malaysia.

"We've come from all over the world. We’ve come from all over the world from different backgrounds, from different nationalities and we have come here to support our brothers and sisters in Syria.

"I am not linked with any group at the moment. I have not pledged my allegiance to any group to Al Qaeda or to ISIS, but I support ISIS with my heart and with my tongue, and with my works".

ISIS are a group of Islamic fighters within Syria who were until recently linked to al-Qaeda. The Syrian National Coalition told ITV News they did not want British fighters to work with Syrian rebels against Assad.

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