Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes
British children in ‘mortal danger’ in Syria due to government policy, campaigners say
- Up to 60 individuals, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are currently in Syrian prisons and camps embroiled in escalating conflict.
- Families, such as Sally Lane, mother of Jack Letts, accuse the UK government of abandoning their relatives, particularly those whose British citizenship has been revoked.
- Jack Letts, stripped of his UK citizenship in 2019 and held as a suspected Isis militant, is believed to be in a Raqqa prison now on the frontline of clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces.
- Rights group Reprieve warns that British children are in 'mortal danger' due to the UK government's policy of stripping citizenship and refusing to repatriate them.
- Amid the chaos, there are reports of up to 200 suspected Isis militants escaping from prisons, while detention facilities holding thousands, including women and children, face heavy gunfire.
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