UK Spy Chief: Britain Not Safe Until War in Syria Ends

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The head of MI6, Britain's international spy agency, is warning that Britain cannot be safe until the war in Syria is brought to an end.

Alex Younger used his first speech since taking the job to say that the British intelligence and security services have disrupted a dozen plots in the UK in the last three years and are conducting hundreds of investigations.

Even so, he said it's not possible "to pull up the drawbridge" in increasingly uncertain times.

Younger said "the scale of the threat is unprecedented."

MI6 head described Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] as a "murderously efficient" organization that is plotting attacks despite facing military pressure in their strongholds in the Middle East.

He said the spy service must take the fight "to the enemy, penetrating terrorist organizations upstream."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team