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British Isis fighter killed in Iraq named as Mohammed Rizwan Awan | British Isis fighter killed in Iraq named as Mohammed Rizwan Awan |
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A British Islamic State fighter killed in a suicide attack in Iraq has been identified as Mohammed Rizwan Awan. | A British Islamic State fighter killed in a suicide attack in Iraq has been identified as Mohammed Rizwan Awan. |
His family told the Guardian that the man pictured in Isis propaganda on social media was Awan, 27. He was fighting under the name Abu Musa al-Britani, and was originally from Huddersfield. He had left the UK last July. | |
Isis social media accounts confirmed the death, in Anbar province west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and claimed “nearly 30” people died. | Isis social media accounts confirmed the death, in Anbar province west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and claimed “nearly 30” people died. |
The victims are believed to be state security personnel, as well as aligned Sunni forces. | The victims are believed to be state security personnel, as well as aligned Sunni forces. |
The death toll has been disputed, with the Iraqi state claiming the suicide bomber was the only casualty. | |
Another jihadi fighter with the same name was killed during a suicide attack in Iraq last May. Experts confirmed the bomber – a man of Kosovan-Albanian heritage living in the UK – was a convert to Islam, whereas the more recent terrorist was not. |