UK foils 19 terror attacks in 2 years, cracks down on ISIS travel

London: The UK government on Monday announced a fresh crackdown on its nationals travelling to ISIS territory in Syria as it revealed that Britain's security forces had foiled 19 major terror attacks in the past two years.

In a speech on national security at Scotland Yard headquarters in London, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid warned British nationals to leave conflict-ridden territories or risk a jail term of up to 10 years, effectively imposing a ban on travel to Idlib and the northeast of Syria under new powers to tackle suspected terrorists.

"Each and every day, our security services fight against terror - from large international terrorist groups, to radicalised individuals. In the past two years, they have foiled 19 major terrorist attacks - 14 of them Islamist, and five of them motivated by extreme right-wing ideologies," said Mr Javid, the UK's senior-most Pakistani-origin minister.