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British Fighters Refusing to Leave Syria
BBC speaks exclusively to two extremists who have lived and fought there for years.
Fighters from the UK are still in Idlib, some of the last British extremists in Syria, and some are allied to the al-Qaeda linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, once known as the Nusra front.
It’s accused of torture and random killings, is a terrorist group in the eyes of most governments, and it has Idlib in its grip.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville has spoken to two British extremists who have lived and fought in Syria for years. They say they won’t lay down their weapons for anyone.
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