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UK Prime Minister: 500 Britons in IS

UK Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking at the UN, said that there must be renewed efforts to stop young people joining extremist groups.

He said that up to 500 Britons had joined Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Channel 4 News today reported that up to five Britons have already been killed by US-led airstrikes in Syria.