NORTH West MEP and vice chair of the European Parliament Security and Defence Committee, Afzal Khan MEP, has called for an end to ISIS ‘barbarity’.

He described the onslaught of ISIS against Christian and other minority sects in Iraq and Syria as ‘deeply disturbing’ and renounced them as out of line with the teachings of the Islamic faith.

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He also called for an end to the recent beheading of Western journalists and aid workers and, particularly, for the release of Alan Henning, a resident of Afzal Khan’s North West constituency.

He said: “Mr Henning is a good, compassionate man, who went to Syria to help those suffering. We cannot allow ISIS to continue with this barbarity.

“Muslims all over are appalled that these crimes are being carried out in the name of their faith. In fact a letter signed by Muslim Imams and leaders is going out today asking for the release of Mr Henning.”