Tourism Jihad .. British fighting in Syria during Atlthma of

The newspaper "The Independent" that the British uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lead to the emergence of a new wave of jihadists in Britain. The newspaper reported that London condone "Tourism jihad" that Syria has become its main direction. The newspaper quoted sources in the security agencies that Syria has replaced Pakistan and Somalia as the country's most attractive for Islamist volunteers, allowing them the opportunity to participate directly in hostilities without facing any serious obstacles by the authorities. The newspaper added that this development came in conjunction with the rise of the leading role of extremist groups, some of which acknowledges the existence of links to 

 al-Qaeda, in the uprising against the Syrian regime.