Osman went from Iraq to Turkey then via smuggling route to Syria
Hoshmand Sadiq
BasNews (Suliaymania):
Another jihadist from Iraqi Kurdistan has been killed while fighting against the Syrian regime.
20-year-old Osman HamaTofiq Fayaq was from Khurmal, north of the Kurdish capital Erbil and close to the Iranian border.
According to information obtained by BasNews, the body of Osman was returned to his hometown just a few days ago, but no funeral service was held.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has instructed that no funeral processions be held for Iraqi Kurds who die as jihadists.
“Osman’s family received the news of his death a few days ago, now they have brought his body back,’ said Simko Salar, mayor of Khurmal town.
Salar explained that Osman went to Syria two months ago, and that before he left he had been the imam of the town’s mosque. According to the young man’s family, Osman was smuggled into the conflict zone via Turkey.
Since the start of the Syrian war, dozens of Iraqi Kurdish youths have crossed into Syria to fight the Assad regime along with other jihadists.
20-year-old Osman HamaTofiq Fayaq was from Khurmal, north of the Kurdish capital Erbil and close to the Iranian border.
According to information obtained by BasNews, the body of Osman was returned to his hometown just a few days ago, but no funeral service was held.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has instructed that no funeral processions be held for Iraqi Kurds who die as jihadists.
“Osman’s family received the news of his death a few days ago, now they have brought his body back,’ said Simko Salar, mayor of Khurmal town.
Salar explained that Osman went to Syria two months ago, and that before he left he had been the imam of the town’s mosque. According to the young man’s family, Osman was smuggled into the conflict zone via Turkey.
Since the start of the Syrian war, dozens of Iraqi Kurdish youths have crossed into Syria to fight the Assad regime along with other jihadists.
