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| Two British medical students who joined Isis after studying in South Sudan have reportedly been killed during a firefight in Iraq. | Two British medical students who joined Isis after studying in South Sudan have reportedly been killed during a firefight in Iraq. |
| Ahmed Sami Khider, from London, and Hisham Fadlallah, originally from Nottinghamshire, are thought to have died after a clash in the north of the country at the weekend. | Ahmed Sami Khider, from London, and Hisham Fadlallah, originally from Nottinghamshire, are thought to have died after a clash in the north of the country at the weekend. |
| Khider was killed by gunfire as he travelled in a convoy attempting to leave Mosul, which is the focus of efforts by the Iraqi army to oust the radical Islamist group. | |
| It is not known if Fadlallah was killed at the same time. | It is not known if Fadlallah was killed at the same time. |
| They were among nine young British medical students – five men and four women – who travelled to the Middle East to help wounded people in Syria. | They were among nine young British medical students – five men and four women – who travelled to the Middle East to help wounded people in Syria. |
| The group, all aged in their late teens and early 20s, allegedly flew to Istanbul from Sudan on 12 March in order to assist victims of war in Isis-controlled areas. | The group, all aged in their late teens and early 20s, allegedly flew to Istanbul from Sudan on 12 March in order to assist victims of war in Isis-controlled areas. |
| The students were born and raised in England, but had been studying medicine in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, where it is believed they were radicalised. | |
| At least four members of that group have since been killed. | At least four members of that group have since been killed. |
| Shortly after arriving in Syria, Khider appeared in a propaganda film urging other Britons to travel to Syria and Iraq. | Shortly after arriving in Syria, Khider appeared in a propaganda film urging other Britons to travel to Syria and Iraq. |
| While many Isis films show pictures of masked men posing with guns, the softly spoken son of a doctor appealed for fellow UK doctors to join him in building a new society in a propaganda clip released by the group. | While many Isis films show pictures of masked men posing with guns, the softly spoken son of a doctor appealed for fellow UK doctors to join him in building a new society in a propaganda clip released by the group. |
| "There is a really good medical service being provided here, lots of hospitals … Paediatric hospitals, with specialised doctors," said the former student of Wallington County Grammar School in south London, sitting behind a desk in a wood-panelled office with a stethoscope around his neck. | |
| The son of a doctor, who finished his UMST medical degree in July 2014, added: "Dear brothers and sisters, we as Muslims and as doctors have a great responsibility. | The son of a doctor, who finished his UMST medical degree in July 2014, added: "Dear brothers and sisters, we as Muslims and as doctors have a great responsibility. |
| "All you are doing is sitting in the West in the comfort of your homes. Use your skills and come here." | "All you are doing is sitting in the West in the comfort of your homes. Use your skills and come here." |
| The death of the pair follows news last week that a British bomber, named by Isis as Abu Zakariya al-Britani, blew himself up in an explosives-laden vehicle in a village south of Mosul. | The death of the pair follows news last week that a British bomber, named by Isis as Abu Zakariya al-Britani, blew himself up in an explosives-laden vehicle in a village south of Mosul. |
| The former Guantanamo Bay detainee, who was reportedly paid as much as £1m in compensation from the British Government after his release, was suspected of terrorism by the Americans but freed from the US detention centre in 2004. | |
| The 50-year-old Muslim convert, from Manchester, was born Ronald Fiddler but also went by the name Jamal al-Harith. | The 50-year-old Muslim convert, from Manchester, was born Ronald Fiddler but also went by the name Jamal al-Harith. |
| Around 850 individuals of national security concern have travelled to join the conflict, according to figures published by the Government last year. | Around 850 individuals of national security concern have travelled to join the conflict, according to figures published by the Government last year. |
| Of those, just under half have returned to the UK and approximately 15 per cent are dead. | Of those, just under half have returned to the UK and approximately 15 per cent are dead. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We advise against all but essential travel to all of Iraq, and against all travel to large parts. | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We advise against all but essential travel to all of Iraq, and against all travel to large parts. |
| "Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in considerable danger." | "Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in considerable danger." |