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| Anil Khalil Raoufi killed in Syria 'was jihadist' | Anil Khalil Raoufi killed in Syria 'was jihadist' |
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| A British man whose death in Syria is being investigated by counter-terrorism police was fighting for a jihadi group, the BBC understands. | A British man whose death in Syria is being investigated by counter-terrorism police was fighting for a jihadi group, the BBC understands. |
| Anil Khalil Raoufi, 20, from Didsbury, was killed in a gun battle with Syrian government forces, it is believed. | Anil Khalil Raoufi, 20, from Didsbury, was killed in a gun battle with Syrian government forces, it is believed. |
| His death was reported last week on social media, where he was also known as Abu Layth al-Khurasani. | His death was reported last week on social media, where he was also known as Abu Layth al-Khurasani. |
| Counter-terrorism officers searched his home and are speaking to his family, police said. | Counter-terrorism officers searched his home and are speaking to his family, police said. |
| It is thought he travelled to Syria in the autumn of 2013 with other men from Manchester, and was tweeting from Afghanistan in August. | |
| The amateur boxer was part of a group known as The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) - a jihadist group active in Iraq and Syria. | The amateur boxer was part of a group known as The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) - a jihadist group active in Iraq and Syria. |
| Al Jaman, from Portsmouth, who was killed in Syria last month, was believed to be part of the same group and had been pictured with al-Khurasani on social media. | Al Jaman, from Portsmouth, who was killed in Syria last month, was believed to be part of the same group and had been pictured with al-Khurasani on social media. |
| The death of Abdul Waheed Majid, from Crawley, West Sussex, thought to be the UK's first suicide bomber in Syria, was reported earlier this week. | The death of Abdul Waheed Majid, from Crawley, West Sussex, thought to be the UK's first suicide bomber in Syria, was reported earlier this week. |