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British Aid Worker in Syria Kidnapped but No Organisation has Claimed Responsibility

By John Smith • Published: 24 Jun 2020 • 16:39

Scene from the demonstration Credit: @OGN News Twitter

A BRITISH aid worker, Tauqir Sharif who has been living in Syria for many years and was apparently once a friend of Boris Johnson has been kidnapped from the family home in Idlib Province according to his wife Racquell Hayden Best.

Although the pair of them have been helping those in need in the war-torn country since 2013, he has been accused by the British Government of being “aligned with an al-Qaida-aligned group” according to the The Guardian newspaper and he was stripped of his British citizenship in 2017, making him stateless.

There was a demonstration in the town of Atmeh (which included a number of widows who are supported by his organisation) calling on the local Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which rules the area to arrange his release.

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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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