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| Terrorism most immediate threat to UK, says MI6 | Terrorism most immediate threat to UK, says MI6 |
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| The scale of the terrorism threat to the UK is "unprecedented", the new head of MI6 has said. | The scale of the terrorism threat to the UK is "unprecedented", the new head of MI6 has said. |
| Alex Younger said UK intelligence and security services had disrupted 12 terrorist plots since June 2013. | Alex Younger said UK intelligence and security services had disrupted 12 terrorist plots since June 2013. |
| He said many of the threats came from ungoverned spaces in the Middle East - namely Iraq and Syria. | He said many of the threats came from ungoverned spaces in the Middle East - namely Iraq and Syria. |
| Mr Younger also warned that "hybrid warfare", which includes cyber-attacks and subverting democracy was becoming an "increasingly dangerous phenomenon". | Mr Younger also warned that "hybrid warfare", which includes cyber-attacks and subverting democracy was becoming an "increasingly dangerous phenomenon". |
| "The risks at stake are profound and represent a fundamental threat to our sovereignty," he said. "They should be a concern to all those who share democratic values." | |
| In his first public speech since taking up the post of "C", he warned that Russia's alliance with President Assad in Syria risked alienating people who needed to be brought onside if extremists are to be defeated. | |
| "We cannot be safe from the threats that emanate from that land unless the civil war is brought to an end," he said. | |
| Mr Younger said the Islamic State group had exploited the situation in Syria to fortify its stronghold in the region and wage a war on the West. | |
| He added IS, also known as ISIL or Daesh, had a "highly organised external attack planning structure" which was plotting attacks against the UK and its allies "without ever having to leave Syria". |