UK jihadist prisoner swap 'credible'

[webfact]

UK jihadist prisoner swap 'credible'

LONDON: -- Reports that UK jihadists were involved in a prisoner swap between Islamic State (IS) and Turkey are "credible", Whitehall officials have told the BBC.

The Times alleges that Shabazz Suleman, 18, and Hisham Folkard, 26, were among as many as 180 IS fighters traded for 49 Turkish hostages.

The Turks were taken prisoner from their country's 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.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29504924

-- BBC 2014-10-06

[Jonmarleesco]

'... two Britons ... three French citizens, two Swedes, two Macedonians, one Swiss and one Belgian.'

And none, no doubt, who could be said to be the descendants of a bloodline going back further than one generation - if that. British, French, Swedish, Swiss, Belgian, Macedonian? Like hell!