One less jihadi to deal with here in Europe…….
Swedish teen dies fighting in middle east
Published: 10 Dec 2014 11:13 GMT+01:00
A 17-year-old boy from Gothenburg has become the youngest Swedish victim to die fighting with radical Islamists in the Middle East.
The teen, who only recently celebrated his birthday, is believed to have died in a battle last week, with the news emerging in the Swedish media on Wednesday.
Full details about the boy’s death have yet to be revealed and it remains unclear whether he was fighting in Syria or Iraq and whether he was a member of Islamic State (Isis) or another extremist jihadist groups
A family member confirmed to the Gothenburg Post newspaper that the boy had been killed.
“We knew nothing. I’ve just been told what happened and it’s terrible,” the relative said.
It’s believed that the boy’s brother is still alive and has made pledges online to fight with Isis (also known as the Islamic State) in Syria.
Citing unconfirmed reports, the newspaper stated that a number of other Swedish citizens were killed in the same clash.
Sweden’s Security Service (Säpo) has said that there have already been over 100 confirmed cases of Swedes fighting with Islamic State and other jihadist groups. Between 20 and 30 Swedes have been killed in Syria and Iraq according to Säpo.