Banned cleric Omar Bakri recruited British jihadists

The exiled radical preacher Omar Bakri Mohammad has been recruiting British fighters for Daesh, the Telegraph can reveal.

The cleric, who was banished from the UK in 2005, was named as a sponsor by British jihadists trying to induct into Daesh, according to information released in one the biggest leaks of terrorist data in history.

The documents also name individuals previously not known to be fighting in Syria, including a teenager arrested in the London riots, a teacher and a Christian convert.

Bakri, 58, who was born in Syria, moved to the UK in 1986 and from there led the UK chapter of Hizb ut-Tahrir, before going on to split from the group and create the al-Qaeda-inspired al-Muhajiroun.

Source: MENA