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'Clear evidence of foreign fighters joining battle in Syria'

More foreign fighters will pour into Syria the longer president Bashar Assad maintains his grip on power, the British Government said today.

Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt warned the worsening civil war would attract jihadists to the country to fill the void created by fierce battles between Assad's forces and rebels. Mr Burt told BBC Radio 4's World At One:

We said at a very early stage that unless this finished early, unless the proposals to have a ceasefire and get political transition going in Syria among Syrians happened, then the fight would be joined by others from outside.

There is clear evidence of this.