Jaffar Deghayes, 17, from Brighton, traveled to war-torn Syria in January, with his brothers Amer, 20, and Abdullah, 18. The brothers are believed to have joined the Al-Nusra Front, an Islamist militia group that is an offshoot of Al-Qaeda. Jaffar’s father, Abubaker Deghayes, told the Press Association of his son’s death. Earlier this year, Abdullah Deghayes was reported to have been killed by a Syrian army sniper in Kassab in northwestern Syria. Following Abdullah’s death, Amer and Jaffar were split up from each other when they came under heavy fire from government forces. “Amer told me Abdullah advanced into...
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