British militants fighting in Syria want to return to their homes, after being disappointed with the conflict. The fact it appears today.
In the last three years, more than 500 Britons radicals are believed to have headed to the war-torn country, where some Islamist groups battling forces Bechar President al-Assad, as reported by the Daily Mail newspaper on Friday (5/9).
But some of those who signed up to fight in Syria now has contacted the authorities in the UK, said they had been saturated in a war zone and wants to return home.
A man who represents a group comprising 30 militants reportedly contacted the International Center for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence King's College London (ICSR), telling them that the group wanted to go home.
The militants, who went to Syria in hopes of overthrowing the Assad regime, is reportedly unhappy about having to fight against other rebel factions.
According to the Times newspaper, the man told the researchers that they came (to Syria) to fight against the Assad regime but instead they seemed to be involved in a gang war. "This is not something that we want to come here, but if we go back (to England) we would go to jail."
"The people (militants) who has spoken to us want to stop, but they feel trapped because the government says it will put them in jail for 30 years," said Professor Peter Neumann ICSR to the Times.
He believes approximately one-fifth of British fighters in Syria to try to find a way out of their current situation.
Neumann claimed the militants can be used to demonstrate to potential new jihadists want to go to Syria that the reality of the battle may not match the picture presented by the propaganda of the group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
At least 40 of about 250 Britons have returned from Syria has been arrested and is now facing trial on terrorism charges.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has suggested that de-radicalization program mandatory for people involved with radical groups like ISIS.
But the government was reluctant to support the scheme that could allow criminals to avoid punishment for their crimes.
News of waning enthusiasm among British jihadists came after terrorism experts said uploaded on social media showed a lot of Westerners who took up arms in Syria "immature".
After learning of what is uploaded fighters in cyberspace, Professor Greg Barton from the Global Terrorism Research Centre at Monash University in Australia told the Daily Mail, "We're dealing with young men who do stupid things, driven by peer pressure their peers and the desire for recognition.
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