A teenager from Brighton whose brother died fighting in Syria earlier this year has also been killed in the war-torn country, his father has said.
Jaffar Deghayes, 17, is believed to have died at the weekend after leaving home for Syria in a bid to overthrow Bashar Al-Assad's government.
His brother, Abdullah, 18, died in Latakia province in April after leaving the UK in January.
Their father, Abubaker, said he was told of Jaffar's death on Monday.
He said a third son, Amer Deghayes, 20, who also travelled to Syria, relayed the news to the family in Saltdean, East Sussex.
"Amer sent me a message via the internet," said Mr Deghayes.
"All I know is that (Jaffar) was fighting against Assad and was killed in battle.
"I don't know much else. I can only hope and pray to God to accept him and have mercy on him."
Omar Deghayes was detained in Guantanamo Bay for five years The Deghayes brothers are nephews of Omar Deghayes, who was held by the United States as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay detention camp between 2002 and 2007 after he was arrested in Pakistan.
Following the death of Abdullah, counter-terrorism officers raided the Deghayes family home in May and seized material after a warrant was issued under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Abubaker Deghayes also urged his other two sons to leave Syria and return home.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of reports of the death of a British national in Syria.
"The UK has advised for some time against all travel to Syria, where all UK consular services are suspended."
Sussex Police said: "The South East Counter Terrorism Unit and Sussex Police are aware of recent social media postings reporting the death of man who may have come from Brighton, during fighting in either Syria or Iraq."
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