New revelations have been made that a 26-year-old British-born jihadist from Brighton has allegedly become a senior member of an al-Qaeda-associated group in Syria.
Mohammad Raja Khan, who is of Bangladeshi origin, has allegedly become a senior commander in Jabhat al-Nusra. It is said that Khan is among at least five British jihadists who have fled from Brighton to go to Syria in the past two years.
Anti-terrorism officials are worried that this may inspire aspire jihadists from Brighton to travel to Syria.
A Counterterrorism official stated, “Counterterrorism officers are very concerned that someone like Mohammad Raja Khan, who seems to have climbed the ranks of Jabhat al-Nusra within a short time, could motivate other young men from Brighton to travel to Syria. The last thing the authorities want is for this to become some sort of trend and so they've been working with community leaders and mosque authorities to spread the word about the dangers involved in going out to Syria to fight.”
