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British man killed in Syria, Foreign Office says British man killed in Syria, Foreign Office understands
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A British man has been killed in Syria, the Foreign Office has confirmed. A British man has been killed in Syria, the Foreign Office understands.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said the man had a British passport stating he was from London but could not verify its authenticity. According to Syrian television he is Ali Al-Manasifi, believed to be a 22-year-old who grew up in west London.
The SOHR said the man was Muslim and might have been working with Syrian rebels, but could not confirm this. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group, said the man was Muslim and might have been working with Syrian rebels, but could not confirm this.
It also said he died along with another man and a US woman. His family has been informed, the Foreign Office said.It also said he died along with another man and a US woman. His family has been informed, the Foreign Office said.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We understand a British national has been killed in Syria. Their family has been informed and we are providing consular assistance."A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We understand a British national has been killed in Syria. Their family has been informed and we are providing consular assistance."
All British diplomats have been withdrawn from Syria amid the escalating bloodshed between the government forces and rebels.All British diplomats have been withdrawn from Syria amid the escalating bloodshed between the government forces and rebels.
The SOHR said the body of the British man, which was found in Idlib province, was now with the Syrian regime.The SOHR said the body of the British man, which was found in Idlib province, was now with the Syrian regime.
The death is thought to have happened on Wednesday, the same day British doctor Isa Abdur Rahman, 26, a graduate of Imperial College London, was killed in the same area.The death is thought to have happened on Wednesday, the same day British doctor Isa Abdur Rahman, 26, a graduate of Imperial College London, was killed in the same area.