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Brighton teenager Abdullah Deghayes killed in Syria Brighton teenager Abdullah Deghayes killed in Syria
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An 18-year-old British man has died in Syria.An 18-year-old British man has died in Syria.
Sussex Police said they received information on Monday that the man had been killed "in recent weeks". He is understood to be Abdullah Deghayes, from Brighton. Sussex Police said they received information on Monday that Abdullah Deghayes, from Brighton, had been killed "in recent weeks".
A spokesman said the circumstances of the death "remain unclear" and officers were in contact with the man's family. His father, Abubaker Deghayes, said he learned of his son's death though Facebook.
Mr Deghayes's father, Abubaker, said he thought his son had been in Libya and did not know of his trip to Syria.
He said he had not seen his son for "two or three months", but he now believed he had died in Syria.
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A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said they were aware of reports of the death of a British national in Syria and were looking into them.A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said they were aware of reports of the death of a British national in Syria and were looking into them.
Speaking at his home in Brighton, Mr Deghayes said: "At the moment we do not have details of his death. All that we know is that he was killed in Syria. The family is mourning.
"I'm trying to find out what happened."
Uncle in Guantanamo
He said he believed his son had travelled to Libya to see family. Mr Deghayes told the BBC he had not seen his son for "two or three months".
"He was a youngster who didn't communicate a lot. With parents, once they grow, they don't tell you much about their lives," Mr Deghayes said.
He said his son, who lived with his mother in Brighton and was due to go to university in the city, left the UK in January.
The teenager was the nephew of Omar Deghayes, who was held by the US at Guantanamo Bay detention camp between 2002 and 2007 after he was arrested in Pakistan.
Mr Deghayes said he knew very little of the circumstances of his nephew's death.
"He ran away from his home... we didn't know at first," he said, speaking from Tripoli. He said he had heard only one eyewitness account of what happened to his nephew.
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About 400 Britons are thought to have gone to Syria in the past two years, with an estimated 20 having died.About 400 Britons are thought to have gone to Syria in the past two years, with an estimated 20 having died.
In the past few months counter-terrorism investigators have expressed concerns about British jihadists travelling to Syria to learn how to make bombs and fire guns. In the past few months counter-terrorism investigators have expressed concerns about British jihadists travelling to Syria to learn how to make bombs and to handle guns.
In February, Abdul Waheed Majeed, from Crawley, died when he drove a truck bomb at the gates of Aleppo Prison.In February, Abdul Waheed Majeed, from Crawley, died when he drove a truck bomb at the gates of Aleppo Prison.
The father of three travelled to Syria last July as a driver for a nationwide aid convoy, taking supplies to refugee camps along the border with Turkey.The father of three travelled to Syria last July as a driver for a nationwide aid convoy, taking supplies to refugee camps along the border with Turkey.
He spent six months in the region, sending his family regular reports of construction work he was undertaking to improve camp sanitation.He spent six months in the region, sending his family regular reports of construction work he was undertaking to improve camp sanitation.
More than 30 people have been arrested this year as police step up operations to stop British nationals from fighting in Syria.More than 30 people have been arrested this year as police step up operations to stop British nationals from fighting in Syria.