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| LONDON — Hoping to stem the flow of recruits to the Islamic State, the United Nations has imposed sanctions on four British members of the militant group, including an aspiring doctor, a former punk rocker and a former security guard for a grocery. | |
| The British government requested the move after identifying the four as active online recruiters. They were placed on the United Nations’ sanctions list on Monday, subjecting them to asset freezes and bans on international travel. | The British government requested the move after identifying the four as active online recruiters. They were placed on the United Nations’ sanctions list on Monday, subjecting them to asset freezes and bans on international travel. |
| The Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has drawn nearly 30,000 recruits from abroad since 2011, including an estimated 4,500 from the West. About 1,000 fighters a month have been joining its ranks, though there has also been a trickle of defectors in recent months. More than 700 Britons have traveled to Syria or Iraq to fight for militant groups, and about half have returned, according to the British police. | The Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, has drawn nearly 30,000 recruits from abroad since 2011, including an estimated 4,500 from the West. About 1,000 fighters a month have been joining its ranks, though there has also been a trickle of defectors in recent months. More than 700 Britons have traveled to Syria or Iraq to fight for militant groups, and about half have returned, according to the British police. |
| The United Nations identified the four Britons as Omar Hussain, Nasser Muthana, Aqsa Mahmood and Sally-Anne Jones. | The United Nations identified the four Britons as Omar Hussain, Nasser Muthana, Aqsa Mahmood and Sally-Anne Jones. |
| The office of the British prime minister, David Cameron, said the four were associated with “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or perpetrating of acts or activities” in support of the Islamic State. It said they were the first British citizens whom the government had sought to add to the sanctions list since 2006. | The office of the British prime minister, David Cameron, said the four were associated with “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or perpetrating of acts or activities” in support of the Islamic State. It said they were the first British citizens whom the government had sought to add to the sanctions list since 2006. |
| “We will do all we can to stop British citizens from going to fight for ISIL,” a spokesman for the prime minister said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under government rules. “As well as the domestic measures we have introduced, such as the power to seize passports, these sanctions are a powerful tool.” | “We will do all we can to stop British citizens from going to fight for ISIL,” a spokesman for the prime minister said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under government rules. “As well as the domestic measures we have introduced, such as the power to seize passports, these sanctions are a powerful tool.” |
| The former punk-rock musician — Ms. Jones, 46 — traveled to Syria in 2013 with her young son and her husband, Junaid Hussain, 21, a well-known computer hacker for the Islamic State. He was reported to have been killed in a drone strike last month. | The former punk-rock musician — Ms. Jones, 46 — traveled to Syria in 2013 with her young son and her husband, Junaid Hussain, 21, a well-known computer hacker for the Islamic State. He was reported to have been killed in a drone strike last month. |
| The British news media have referred to Ms. Jones as “Mrs. Terror” and reported that she had told people how to make homemade bombs and encouraged them to mount attacks in Britain. Ms. Jones is believed to have used more than 20 Twitter accounts and to have once posted on the social media site a photograph of herself in nun’s habit, pointing a revolver. | The British news media have referred to Ms. Jones as “Mrs. Terror” and reported that she had told people how to make homemade bombs and encouraged them to mount attacks in Britain. Ms. Jones is believed to have used more than 20 Twitter accounts and to have once posted on the social media site a photograph of herself in nun’s habit, pointing a revolver. |
| After her husband’s death, Ms. Jones said on Twitter that she would continue her activities. “My husband said he wanted me to carry on if he got shaheed,” or martyred, she wrote. She added, “I do not fear the Kuffar,” or infidels, and “England hates me — praise be to God.” | After her husband’s death, Ms. Jones said on Twitter that she would continue her activities. “My husband said he wanted me to carry on if he got shaheed,” or martyred, she wrote. She added, “I do not fear the Kuffar,” or infidels, and “England hates me — praise be to God.” |
| The medical student — Ms. Mahmood, 21 — has emerged as a vocal supporter of the Islamic State and as one of its leading online recruiters, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors the online activity of militants. She is also an important figure in the Khanssaa Brigade, an all-female militia set up to enforce religious strictures in Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State in Syria, according to the British authorities. | |
| She is thought to have lured three teenagers from London to the region this year, although her parents, part of an affluent family in Glasgow, denied that she was involved. Ms. Mahmood has used social media to encourage terrorist attacks in Western countries. | She is thought to have lured three teenagers from London to the region this year, although her parents, part of an affluent family in Glasgow, denied that she was involved. Ms. Mahmood has used social media to encourage terrorist attacks in Western countries. |
| The former supermarket guard — Mr. Hussain, 27 — is also an active recruiter and advocate on social media, and has appeared in a propaganda video for the Islamic State in which he dared Western governments to send troops. “We’ll send them back, one by one,” he was heard to say. | |
| In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Hussain said, “I hate the U.K.,” and added, “The only reason why I would intend to return to the U.K. is when I want to come and plant a bomb somewhere.” | |
| Mr. Muthana, 21, has also appeared in recruitment videos, including one posted in 2014 that was titled “There Is No Life Without Jihad.” | Mr. Muthana, 21, has also appeared in recruitment videos, including one posted in 2014 that was titled “There Is No Life Without Jihad.” |
| Britain has joined the American-led air campaign against the Islamic State. Two of the three militant fighters reportedly killed by a British drone strike in Syria in August were British citizens. Michael Fallon, the British defense secretary, said the drone strike had been legal and suggested that Britain would not rule out more strikes. |