British jihadists who fight for ISIS in Syria and Iraq are to be barred from returning home for at least two years to prevent terror attacks. It is one of a series of new anti-terror laws being unveiled by David Cameron Friday, including powers to strip teenage jihadists of their passports and to bar airlines from landing in the U.K. if they fail to provide passenger information. Mr. Cameron was due to make the announcement in an address to the Australian parliament. Britain must take action to deal with the threat posed by "foreign fighters planning attacks against our people," he was expected to say. More than 500 Britons have travelled to Iraq and Syria to take up arms with the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham, and around half are thought to have returned to Britain. More than 200 people have been arrested over alleged terror threats in the past year. Under new "temporary exclusion orders," the fighters in Syria and Iraq will effectively be rendered stateless. They will be put on a "no fly list" and allowed to return to Britain only at the end of the two years and only if they submit to strict conditions which could include a curfew and surveillance. The orders barring them can also be renewed after two years. Those who attempt to return in secret will face a five-year jail term under a new criminal offence. Mr. Cameron was due to address Australian MPs in Canberra early Friday, ahead of the G20 meeting of world leaders this weekend. The orders, to be signed off by the Home Secretary, would be made on the basis of "reasonable suspicion of involvement in terrorist activity." It is thought that officers could travel abroad to interview suspected jihadists and determine whether they are to be barred. When Mr. Cameron first raised the prospect in August, Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, said it was likely to be a "non starter" as making a person stateless is banned by the United Nations. The new powers attempt to address the issue by providing for return under tough conditions. We must ban extremist preachers from our countries. We must root out extremism from our schools, universities and prisons They would also enable police and border officials at airports to seize the passports of suspected terrorists, including those aged under 18 on the spot. Currently the Home Secretary must approve such seizures individually under Royal prerogative, an unwieldy process. Security services have raised concerns about a growing number of jihadist teenagers. Salma and Zahra Halane, academically high-flying 16-year-old twins from Manchester, travelled to Syria this year and are thought to have married ISIS fighters. Jaffar Deghayes, a 17-year-old British Muslim from Brighton, is thought to have died fighting in Syria. Airlines will be banned from flying terror suspects back to Britain and compelled to carry out additional passenger screening if requested. They will also be required by law to share passenger data. Those that fail to do so will face civil penalties, which could include banning them from landing in Britain. WATCH - Why Cameron fear ISIS



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