Alex Younger
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 60 |
| Date of birth | July 4,1963 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Westminster |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Units | Royal Scots |
| Scots Guards | |
| Spouse | Sarah Hopkins |
| Awards | Order of St Michael and St George |
| Year of servic | 1986–1990 |
| Branchservic | British Army |
| Children | Sam Younger |
| Education | University of St Andrews |
| Marlborough College | |
| Nationality | British |
| Previous position | Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom (2014–2020) |
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| ID | 420721 |
Alex Younger Life story
Sir Alexander William Younger KCMG is a former career British intelligence officer for the Secret Intelligence Service who served as the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, succeeding Sir John Sawers on his retirement.
UK must wake up to China threat, says ex-MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger
... Sir Alex Younger, who led the UK s Intelligence Service between 2014 and 2020, said Western nations are " under full press of Chinese espionage"...
The Papers: 'Heckle and hide' and Labour 'split' on four-day week
... And finally, the real life James Bond may enjoy a drink, but it will be in a bar in the headquarters of MI6 in central London, rather than a tropical beach hotel, The head of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Alex Younger, explains that spies need to unwind but given that they re not allowed to talk even to their closest friends about their work, they need a place where they can...
GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood
... In December, MI6 chief Alex Younger, while a recent report from the Royal United Services Institute said to allow Huawei access...
Islamic State group: Could it rebound from caliphate defeat?
... At the recent Munich Security Conference, Alex Younger, the chief of Britain s secret intelligence service (MI6) - an organisation that was frankly caught completely off-balance by IS s lightning advances in 2014 - said this: The military defeat of the caliphate does not represent the end of the terrorist threat...
Trump tells European countries to take back IS fighters
... Alex Younger also told of his concern about jihadists returning to Europe with dangerous skills and connections...
Islamic State group plans to rebound with more attacks - MI6
...Alex Younger, head of MI6, said people returning from Syria warzones should be investigated The head of MI6 has warned that the Islamic State group is reorganising for more attacks despite its military defeat in Syria...
The Papers: 'Secret Brexit plot' and Banks tributes
... According to the paper, Whitehall officials want Alex Younger to extend his appointment to cover the 12 to 24 months after Britain has left the EU...
Trump tells European countries to take back IS fighters
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The captured IS fighters are being held by the Kurdish-led forces.
Mr Trump has said for several days that the IS caliphate is "ready to fall".
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Otherwise, he said, the US would be forced to release them.
Trump administration officials have also told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper that
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On Sunday, the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) insisted that foreign fighters would not be tried "on Our Land Content ='JJ Lin'> . . they will be tried by their own countries".
What is the latest on The FinalContent ='JJ Lin'> battle?President Trump said on Friday the defeat of IS would be announced "over the next 24 hours".
But that passed with no further announcement from the White House.
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On Sunday, SDF spokesman Mustefa Bali said the IS group had blocked roads out of zone, stopping some 2,000 civilians there from escaping.
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IS has suffered substantial losses, but the UN has said it still reportedly controls between 14,000 and 18,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
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Western European countries have seen a total of 1,765 nationals return, according to the study.
suggested that half of those who left the UK to join IS have come back. It said about a third of German and Belgian nationals had returned but France had a return rate of just 12%.
EU countries, based on criminal investigation, risk assessment, rehabilitation and reintegration schemes.
The EP report notes that countries have adopted a case-by-case approach for children returning to Europe, the vast majority of whom were born in Iraq and Syria after 2012 .
iraq, islamic state group, syria, donald trump
Source of news: bbc.com
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