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On Wednesday, more than 1,000 protestors gathered outside the Syrian embassy in London’s Belgrave Square calling for America to be punished over Aleppo. While one protester appeared to be waving a Taliban flag, others were seen handed placards made by Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, which calls for the reestablishment of a caliphate.

YOUTUBE Protestors travelled to London for the second march in less than a week

Then just days later another 400 British Muslims travelled to the capital from cities including Birmingham and Bradford to take part in a second march on Belgrave Square. The segregated crowd saw women and children forced to stand at the back while men were pushed to the front.

YOUTUBE Around 400 protestors gathered outside the Syrian embassy

Speakers again railed against the US, blaming the country for the situation in Syria, before leading the crowd in chants calling for the re-establishment of a caliphate in Syria. Many protestors gathered behind a huge orange banner which told “Muslim armies” to help set up a new “khalifah rashidah” - the first four Caliphs to succeed the prophet Mohammed - in greater Syria. Others thrust decorated banners in the air and black flags adorned with Arabic writing, as they chanted Allah Akbar or ‘God is the greatest’.

YOUTUBE The segregated crowd saw women and children forced to stand at the back

One sign read: “Muslim armies march forward. Have no fear, victory is near.” Another said: “As-Sham (Syria) betrayal of Muslim rulers.” Saturday night’s second march was also allegedly arranged by Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, with leaflets posted online just one day in advance.

Muslim armies march forward. Have no fear, victory is near Sign held up at the protest in London

A poster created by the group claims the protest was held in support for Aleppo, and read: “The world is watching in horror, the destruction of Aleppo. “Tens of thousands of Muslim men, women and children are at the mercy of the blood thirsty Syrian regime and its allies. “Silence from the Muslim brothers is deafening. “They have watched the US and Russia plot against the people of Ash-Sham, witnessing men being massacred, women being violated an children robbed of their innocence. “Brothers and sisters, join us to raise the voice of truth, raise your voice for your brothers and sisters in Syria.”

YOUTUBE The protest was the second in just a few days

In a 2009 report by the Centre for Social Cohesion, the group were found to be in direct ideological conflict with the West and allegedly accuse Britain of leading a “campaign” against Muslims worldwide. It read: “HT considers the influence of Western thought and physical presence in Muslim-majority countries as a threat to Islam, which it wishes to “uproot”. “Liberal values – secularism, human rights and pluralism – are rejected as “un-Islamic” because they differ from HT’s Islamist doctrine.

YOUTUBE Saturday night’s second march was allegedly arranged by Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain