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UK jihadist prisoner swap 'credible' UK jihadist prisoner swap 'credible'
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Reports that British jihadists were involved in a prisoner swap between Islamic State and Turkey are "credible", Whitehall officials tell the BBC. Reports that UK jihadists were involved in a prisoner swap between Islamic State (IS) and Turkey are "credible", Whitehall officials have told the BBC.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The Times alleges that Shabazz Suleman, 18, and Hisham Folkard, 26, were among as many as 180 IS fighters traded for 49 Turkish hostages.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. They were taken prisoner from the Turkish consulate in Mosul, Iraq, in June and released last month.
Officials confirmed Mr Suleman, from High Wycombe, disappeared in Turkey.
The Foreign Office is providing consular assistance to his family but there has been no confirmation that he was one of the Turkish government-held prisoners.
The Times said it was passed a leaked list of those handed over to IS and the two Britons were among the names.
Along with the two Britons, the newspaper alleges the list also included three French citizens, two Swedes, two Macedonians, one Swiss and one Belgian.