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Iraq crisis: Isis videos 'won't be tolerated', Home Office says Tracking Syria fighters now main task for MI5
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The Home Office says it "will not tolerate" online "terrorist" videos, after footage posted on the internet appeared to show British jihadis trying to recruit people to join them in Iraq. Most of MI5's casework now involves tracking Britons fighting with extremist groups in the Middle East, the BBC has learned.
The video, which has not been verified, was posted online by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) militants. The threat from British jihadists fighting in Syria is now the biggest priority for the security service.
The group has made rapid advances through Iraq in recent weeks. It comes after footage emerged appearing to show UK jihadis trying to recruit people to join them in Iraq.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister David Cameron said Isis fighters were plotting terror attacks on the UK. The Home Office said counter-terror police were working to get the video taken off the internet.
Earlier it said it would not tolerate online "terrorist" videos after the footage, which has not been verified, was posted online by accounts linked to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) militants.
Isis has made rapid advances through Iraq in recent weeks. Earlier this week, Prime Minister David Cameron said its fighters were plotting terror attacks on the UK.
'Propaganda''Propaganda'
An estimated 400-500 UK fighters have been recruited by the group, which is engaged in fierce fighting with Iraqi government forces.An estimated 400-500 UK fighters have been recruited by the group, which is engaged in fierce fighting with Iraqi government forces.
The footage features men sitting cross-legged in a semi-circle, with the black flag of Isis behind.The footage features men sitting cross-legged in a semi-circle, with the black flag of Isis behind.
It cannot be verified, but BBC correspondent Paul Adams said it came from social media accounts with known links to Isis and had probably been filmed in Syria.It cannot be verified, but BBC correspondent Paul Adams said it came from social media accounts with known links to Isis and had probably been filmed in Syria.
"It appears to show British jihadis intent on joining the fight in Iraq," he said."It appears to show British jihadis intent on joining the fight in Iraq," he said.
Isis in IraqIsis in Iraq
Isis grew out of an al-Qaeda-linked organisation in IraqIsis grew out of an al-Qaeda-linked organisation in Iraq
Iraq 'massacre' photos: What we knowIraq 'massacre' photos: What we know
Baiji, Iraq's biggest refinery, is surrounded by the rebels, who say they have seized most of Tal Afar airport.Baiji, Iraq's biggest refinery, is surrounded by the rebels, who say they have seized most of Tal Afar airport.
The US has said it will send some 300 military advisers to help the fight against the insurgents.The US has said it will send some 300 military advisers to help the fight against the insurgents.
Alongside its military advances, Isis has mounted a parallel social media campaign.Alongside its military advances, Isis has mounted a parallel social media campaign.
Sasha Havlicek, who co-chairs a European Union working group on internet radicalisation, said it was using social media to compete with other radical groups. Sasha Havlicek, who co-chairs a European Union working group on internet radicalisation, said Isis was using social media to compete with other radical groups.
"I think the strategy that they're putting in play right now is about brand recognition," she told the BBC."I think the strategy that they're putting in play right now is about brand recognition," she told the BBC.
"The point really I think for Isis is about claiming a piece of the market, and they've done that incredibly successfully.""The point really I think for Isis is about claiming a piece of the market, and they've done that incredibly successfully."
The Home Office said: "We do not tolerate the existence of online terrorist and extremist propaganda, which directly influences people who are vulnerable to radicalisation.The Home Office said: "We do not tolerate the existence of online terrorist and extremist propaganda, which directly influences people who are vulnerable to radicalisation.
"We already work closely with the internet industry to remove terrorist material hosted in the UK or overseas.""We already work closely with the internet industry to remove terrorist material hosted in the UK or overseas."
The Home Office said it wanted to "further restrict access to terrorist material" and use "family-friendly filters" to block other extremist content.The Home Office said it wanted to "further restrict access to terrorist material" and use "family-friendly filters" to block other extremist content.
The Muslim Council of Britain condemned the violence of Isis and warned young Britons that travelling to Iraq or Syria "will not help the people of those countries".The Muslim Council of Britain condemned the violence of Isis and warned young Britons that travelling to Iraq or Syria "will not help the people of those countries".
Mr Cameron has warned of a threat to the UK if an "extreme Islamist regime" is created in central Iraq, while Downing Street said 65 people had been arrested in the past 18 months for Syria-related jihadist activities.Mr Cameron has warned of a threat to the UK if an "extreme Islamist regime" is created in central Iraq, while Downing Street said 65 people had been arrested in the past 18 months for Syria-related jihadist activities.