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| Cardiff jihadist Reyaad Khan dies in Syria | Cardiff jihadist Reyaad Khan dies in Syria |
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| A Cardiff man who is one of three from the city to have joined a jihadist group in Syria has died, BBC Wales has been told. | A Cardiff man who is one of three from the city to have joined a jihadist group in Syria has died, BBC Wales has been told. |
| Reyaad Khan, 21, was killed in a US drone strike at the end of August. | Reyaad Khan, 21, was killed in a US drone strike at the end of August. |
| Officials from the Jalalia mosque in Riverside said the death was confirmed by his family at Friday prayers. | |
| Last year, he appeared in a video along with another man from Cardiff and an Aberdeen man urging others to join so-called Islamic State. | |
| The secretary of the Jalalia mosque, Mokaddus Miah, said prayers were said for him after being told by Reyaad Khan's father that he had died. | The secretary of the Jalalia mosque, Mokaddus Miah, said prayers were said for him after being told by Reyaad Khan's father that he had died. |
| In July, there was widespread media speculation that Reyaad Khan had been killed in an earlier missile attack in Syria but the BBC was unable to confirm those reports at the time. | In July, there was widespread media speculation that Reyaad Khan had been killed in an earlier missile attack in Syria but the BBC was unable to confirm those reports at the time. |
| It is thought the former Cantonian High School and St David's College student, who was born in Penarth, travelled to Syria late in 2013. | It is thought the former Cantonian High School and St David's College student, who was born in Penarth, travelled to Syria late in 2013. |
| He appeared in a 13-minute IS propaganda video in June 2014 alongside his friend Nasser Muthana, also from Cardiff, and Abdul Raqib Amin from Aberdeen. | He appeared in a 13-minute IS propaganda video in June 2014 alongside his friend Nasser Muthana, also from Cardiff, and Abdul Raqib Amin from Aberdeen. |
| His family in Cardiff later spoke of their shock and said he had been "brainwashed". | His family in Cardiff later spoke of their shock and said he had been "brainwashed". |
| 'Future in youth' | 'Future in youth' |
| Five years ago, he appeared in a video featuring teenagers involved in a youth project in Cardiff's Riverside. | Five years ago, he appeared in a video featuring teenagers involved in a youth project in Cardiff's Riverside. |
| In the video, obtained by the Guardian newspaper, he was asked if the world was a "lovely place" or an "evil place". | In the video, obtained by the Guardian newspaper, he was asked if the world was a "lovely place" or an "evil place". |
| He replied: "The world can be a lovely place but you've got to get rid of the evil. | He replied: "The world can be a lovely place but you've got to get rid of the evil. |
| "If everyone could choose the good, the evil will go away. | "If everyone could choose the good, the evil will go away. |
| "The future of Britain is in the youth. If you want a better future you should invest in that. | "The future of Britain is in the youth. If you want a better future you should invest in that. |
| "Money is wasted on terrible things like illegal wars." | "Money is wasted on terrible things like illegal wars." |