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Briton Mamunur Roshid 'killed fighting in Syria', mosque says | Briton Mamunur Roshid 'killed fighting in Syria', mosque says |
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A third man from Portsmouth who went to fight in Syria for Islamic State (IS) has been killed, his mosque has said. | A third man from Portsmouth who went to fight in Syria for Islamic State (IS) has been killed, his mosque has said. |
Mamunur Roshid, 24, travelled to the country with four friends in October 2013. | Mamunur Roshid, 24, travelled to the country with four friends in October 2013. |
Iftekar Jaman - who left the UK separately in May last year - and Hamidur Rahman were previously killed in the fighting. | Iftekar Jaman - who left the UK separately in May last year - and Hamidur Rahman were previously killed in the fighting. |
The Jami Mosque in Portsmouth said Mr Roshid's parents told them their son had been killed on Friday in Syria. | The Jami Mosque in Portsmouth said Mr Roshid's parents told them their son had been killed on Friday in Syria. |
Abdul Jalil, chairman of the mosque, said "The parents are very upset. I went to visit them and they told me that he had been killed in Syria. This is very difficult for them." | Abdul Jalil, chairman of the mosque, said "The parents are very upset. I went to visit them and they told me that he had been killed in Syria. This is very difficult for them." |
The Foreign Office said it was aware of reports that a British national had been killed in Syria. | |
Mr Roshid left the UK with Mr Rahman, Assad Uzzaman, Mehdi Hassan and Mashudur Choudhury. | Mr Roshid left the UK with Mr Rahman, Assad Uzzaman, Mehdi Hassan and Mashudur Choudhury. |
Choudhury returned to UK after a few weeks and was arrested at Gatwick Airport. | Choudhury returned to UK after a few weeks and was arrested at Gatwick Airport. |
In May, he became the first person in the UK to be convicted of terrorist offences in connection with the conflict in Syria. | In May, he became the first person in the UK to be convicted of terrorist offences in connection with the conflict in Syria. |
The two other men, Mr Uzzaman and Mr Hassan, are still believed to be in Syria. | The two other men, Mr Uzzaman and Mr Hassan, are still believed to be in Syria. |
Ifthekar Jaman, from Southsea, Hampshire, told the BBC before his death he joined IS as he felt it was his "duty" because Muslims were "being slaughtered". | Ifthekar Jaman, from Southsea, Hampshire, told the BBC before his death he joined IS as he felt it was his "duty" because Muslims were "being slaughtered". |
Mr Jaman's family told the BBC that he was killed while fighting forces loyal to the government. | Mr Jaman's family told the BBC that he was killed while fighting forces loyal to the government. |