British militant killed in Syria

A British militant operating alongside the ISIL Takfiri terrorists has been killed during fighting in Syria.

British media reported on Tuesday the death of Mamunur Roshid, who joined the ISIL terrorists along with a group of his friends from the southern coastal city of Portsmouth in October 2013.

According to local media, Roshid’s parents said he was killed on October 17 in Syria.

Experts said Roshid was killed in fighting for the Syrian border town of Kobani, which has been under attack by militants since mid-September.

Roshid became the third member of a group, called “Britani Brigade Bangladeshi Bad Boys,” who traveled from Portsmouth to join the ISIL in Syria.

Hamidur Rahman, another group member, was killed in August and Ifthekar Jaman, who was considered to have been the group’s ringleader died in a gun battle in December 2013.

Confirming Roshid’s death, Abdul Jalil, chairman of the Portsmouth’s Jami mosque, said it is working with the community and authorities to “warn people, our youngsters especially, telling them not to go to Syria.”

At least 500 Britons are believed to have joined the Takfiri terrorists in Syria and Iraq over the past two years. In addition, the British government says 250 others have already returned to the UK.

The ISIL terrorists currently control large swathes of territory across Syria and Iraq. They have been committing heinous crimes in the captured areas, including mass executions and beheading of people.

The British government is among the group of western countries supporting anti-government militants in Syria.

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