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Briton Ifthekar Jaman 'killed fighting in Syria', family says | Briton Ifthekar Jaman 'killed fighting in Syria', family says |
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A British man who travelled to Syria to fight for a group linked to al-Qaeda has been killed, his family has said. | A British man who travelled to Syria to fight for a group linked to al-Qaeda has been killed, his family has said. |
Ifthekar Jaman, from Southsea, Hampshire, said he joined up with the jihadist group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). | Ifthekar Jaman, from Southsea, Hampshire, said he joined up with the jihadist group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). |
The 23-year-old, who is thought to have left the UK in the spring, told the BBC it was his "duty" because Muslims were "being slaughtered". | The 23-year-old, who is thought to have left the UK in the spring, told the BBC it was his "duty" because Muslims were "being slaughtered". |
The Foreign Office said it was aware of reports a British national had died. | The Foreign Office said it was aware of reports a British national had died. |
A spokesperson added: "The UK has advised for some time against all travel to Syria where all UK consular services are suspended. | A spokesperson added: "The UK has advised for some time against all travel to Syria where all UK consular services are suspended. |
"As we do not have any representation in Syria, it is extremely difficult to get any confirmation of deaths or injuries and our options for supporting British nationals there are extremely limited." | "As we do not have any representation in Syria, it is extremely difficult to get any confirmation of deaths or injuries and our options for supporting British nationals there are extremely limited." |
Mr Jaman's family told the BBC that he was killed while fighting forces loyal to the government. | |
It is believed he was integral in persuading at least four or five other British residents to travel to Syria to fight. | |
'No UK threat' | 'No UK threat' |
The BBC's Newsnight managed to speak to Mr Jaman via an internet video call in a report that was aired last month. | The BBC's Newsnight managed to speak to Mr Jaman via an internet video call in a report that was aired last month. |
He said: "I am ISIS. This is the group I am with. We are trying to establish the law of God, the law of Allah. | He said: "I am ISIS. This is the group I am with. We are trying to establish the law of God, the law of Allah. |
"This is the duty on me... all these people are suffering. Muslims are being slaughtered." | "This is the duty on me... all these people are suffering. Muslims are being slaughtered." |
Mr Jaman's brother, Mustakim, said his family understood the reasons for joining the jihad - a holy war or struggle, to establish a caliphate, a state based on Sharia (Islamic law). | Mr Jaman's brother, Mustakim, said his family understood the reasons for joining the jihad - a holy war or struggle, to establish a caliphate, a state based on Sharia (Islamic law). |
In the report, he said: "If he dies in his cause, then he's not died in vain, has he? He's doing a good deed." | In the report, he said: "If he dies in his cause, then he's not died in vain, has he? He's doing a good deed." |
Mustakim said he believed his brother had become radicalised over a long period of time but posed no threat to the UK as he had no plans to return home. |
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