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UK Muslim killed fighting for Islamic State

Nov 5, 2014 2:41 am By Robert Spencer

alBritani2Where did William Hasmou Clinic, otherwise known as Abu Abdullah al-Britani, learn about Islam? Was he “radicalized on the Internet”? If so, why did he so readily accept what he read there and discard the peaceful, tolerant Islamic teachings that British authorities assume that he learned at his local mosque? And if he didn’t learn peaceful, tolerant teachings at his local mosque, is that mosque being monitored? Or would that be “Islamophobic” in Insane Britannia?

“UK jihadist who urged fellow Britons ‘to get yourself over here’ believed to have been killed fighting in Syria for ISIS,” by Tom Wyke, Daily Mail, November 4, 2014:

A British jihadist, known as Abu Abdullah al-Britani, who previously called on fellow UK Muslims to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS, has reportedly been killed.

Al-Britani, who is believed to have been called William Hasmou Clinic, was reportedly killed in Hawigat Saqr, near the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Sor, in a Syrian government airstrike.

He is believed to be the eighth Briton killed in the conflict between Islamic State militants and forces resisting the group’s advances in Iraq and Syria.

Al-Britani was very active on social media and wanted fellow Britons to join him in jihad. He said: ‘I’m sure we have more lions roaming around the UK. Get yourself over here.’

In July, he appeared in a video claiming to have witnessed a ‘miracle’ during a battle in which he saw angels. He claimed that during a 22-hour fight, ‘Allah sent his angels upon angels upon angels to aid the believers in battle.’

“Remember when you said to the believers, ‘Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down? Yes, if you remain patient and conscious of Allah and the enemy come upon you in rage, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand angels having marks.'” (Qur’an 3:124-125)

In one of his Tweets, al-Britani said: ‘From the streets of London to the dirt roads of Jihad.’

It appears he might have got married in Syria and had a daughter, whom he referred to as his ‘little princess mujahidah’.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is currently investigating reports of al-Britani’s death.

A spokeswoman 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. As we do not have any representation in Syria, it is extremely difficult to get any confirmation of deaths or injuries and our options for supporting British nationals there are extremely limited.’ …

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  1. Michael Copeland says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 3:25 am

    “The individual who is ‘radicalized’ is not someone who is mistaken, who has gone ‘off the rails’, or missed the point, and so on. He is one who has bothered to study and understand the ROOTS of his ideology (Latin RADIX, root). As a result he is very well-informed and well-qualified. The radical doctrines are the base doctrines, without which the ideology would be meaningless. They are, to change the metaphor, the CORE.”
    http://libertygb.org.uk/v1/index.php/home/root/news-libertygb/5672-radicalised

    • ECAW says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 11:58 am

      Quite so. Radical, in your use of the word, is an accurate term for violent supremacist Muslims although I suspect most people use it the same way they would talk about radicalised students.

      I like “militant” too because it sounds neutral but , to my mind, accurately implies that what is going on around the world is nothing more than “Islam in arms” or a “resurgent Islam”.

      “Fundamentalist”? Well, all Islam has to be fundamentalist doesn’t it, since every word comes directly from Allah.

      No one likes “Islamist” because there’s no justification for the distinction in the texts. If Mohammed was a Muslim then so are jihadis. If jihadis are Islamists then so was Mohammed.

      The term that irritates me most though is “extremist”. It implies at the extremes of the religion but jihadis are at the centre (or as you say the core) of Islam, following Mohammed’s example most closely. Surely it’s the nominal Muslims who are the extremists, being at the greatest distance from Mohammed and what he would have called hypocrites.

      If and when, after much more bloodshed on our streets, people start to realise they’ve got their terms the wrong way round then that might mean the tide had stopped and was about to turn.

  2. Buraq says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 4:35 am

    Excellent news! And another 30,000 pieces of similarly good news would not go amiss.

    Clown!

  3. Laura says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 4:49 am

    Hasmou Clinic is a strange name, Turkish perhaps?
    He could pass for a Kuffar if it was not for the cold, unemotional eyes, a feature which they all seem to share. Though it’s hardly surprising as islam is rooted in cruelty, barbarism and evil.
    This is one ‘UK muslim’ we will definitely not be shedding tears over.

    • Gail Griffin says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 7:26 am

      Yes I noticed the dead eye syndrome too in all these nasties. What gets me is the UK, US and UN act like the laws such as sanctions, reports etc matter to this gang. Crazy times. These monsters just need to be killed.

    • Mark says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Yes indeed, dead eyes is common with muslims…… dead inside also.

  4. cassandra says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 4:55 am

    Clinic is one of our charming Euro trash imports, courtesy of Tony Bliar. He is no doubt a Bosnian muslim. It is weird seeing the result of forced islamic conversion on European looking ppl.

    • Mirren10 says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 6:01 am

      *Forced* islamic conversion ?

      What, you think some imams held him down and force fed him the koran ?

      The evil pos *chose* to convert to this foul ideology, and he got what he deserved. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

      The only one I feel sorry for is his poor little daughter.

      “European looking” people, seems odd to you ? Why ? There are millions of ‘European’ mohammedans; Albanians, Chechnyans, Kosovans, et al. islam is not a race.

      • bc says

        Nov 5, 2014 at 6:22 am

        I think the reference is to the forced conversion of the Balkan people by the Ottoman Turks

        • Gail Griffin says

          Nov 5, 2014 at 7:33 am

          One would think that they might wake up to having resentment that their ancestors were forced to convert on pain of torture and death to Islam. Istanbul was Constantinople. Islam occupied Christian lands.

  5. joeb says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 5:10 am

    Great news, thanks! One less savage for Theresa May’s ‘de-radicalisation’ program. It will save the taxpayer a few quid…

  6. Ha Meshuga says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 5:28 am

    Ta ta…..

  7. BC says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 6:23 am

    In July, he appeared in a video claiming to have witnessed a ‘miracle’ during a battle in which he saw angels. He claimed that during a 22-hour fight, ‘Allah sent his angels upon angels upon angels to aid the believers in battle.’
    As I have said many times, Islam promotes insanity

  8. fair_dinkum says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 6:51 am

    hand out the candy..

    but only 8 britons killed so far? cmon guys, you can do better than that.. become martyrs.

  9. Jen says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 7:14 am

    ‘I’m sure we have more lions roaming around the UK. Get yourself over here.’
    ———————————
    A dirty Muslim thug. He felt like a lion on the prowl. All the ‘brotherhood’ ties he made with his fellow Muslim men must have been wonderful. Since boozing would have been off-limits, there would have been plenty of raping to keep him entertained.

    In July, he appeared in a video claiming to have witnessed a ‘miracle’ during a battle in which he saw angels. He claimed that during a 22-hour fight, ‘Allah sent his angels upon angels upon angels to aid the believers in battle.’
    ———————————————–
    A lying Muslim thug.

    As if anyone this evil could possibly see an angel.

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 8:06 am

      He might have been seeing *demons* disguised as angels.

      Y’know, that line about the devil posing as an angel of light, and so on.

  10. The Masked One says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 8:02 am

    Abu Abdullah al-Britani was a Jihadiot!

    http://www.Jihadiots.com

  11. Rezali Mehil says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 8:06 am

    It will be interesting when the parents of one al-Britaini or the other wants to fly “home” the dead body of a mujahid.

    Mujahids are normally buried within 24 hours, and thus It is unlikely in the current situation that a body is flown back …but this may happen in the future if IS is a permanent feature in Europe.

    For those of you who are ignorant …the death rituals are known as Ghusl/Kafan/Dafan

    i.e., washing, shrouding, and burying.

    These rituals are extremely important to ensure for a successful after life to the day of judgement

    While performing Ghusl recite surah/ayat of the Qur’an and dua. The person giving Ghusl should belong the same gender but if not available, a mahram of the opposite gender can give Ghusl provided the body is completely covered with a sheet of cloth.

    Note to the women: To take or give any remuneration for giving Ghusl is haram.

    Note that deaths caused by “accidents” (bleeding and/or crushed bodies) have different methods of Ghusl. If as in war cases it is impossible to wash the body Tayammum is done….I don’t know if remote Tayammum is allowed.

    The body, in a coffin, is laid before the person(s) praying in congregation, head on the right side of the congregation and the face towards Qibla.

    Those praying, stand close to the coffin in a row(s) stretching along both sides from the middle of the coffin. Imam stands in front reciting loudly and Mu’mineen follow the recitation.

    Important Note: After the salaat, the body should be buried in a Muslim graveyard. It cannot be buried in non-Muslim graveyard unless a portion of that graveyard has been specifically reserved for Muslims.

    If that does not exist, the body should be sent to a Muslim country for burial. In case that is not possible, it may be buried in the graveyard of Ahlul Kitab – Christians /Jews/Zoroastrians.

    2nd important Note: Conversely, a non-Muslim cannot be buried in a Muslim graveyard.

    More Later….

    Rezali

    • duh_swami says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 8:38 am

      Ghusl is largely responsible for the spread of Ebola in N Africa.
      There is zero attention paid to sanitation.

      • Rezali Mehil says

        Nov 5, 2014 at 8:51 am

        Swami – Ghusl is largely responsible for the spread of Ebola…

        Not at all , don’t agree Ghusl is carried out extensively in the UK and the US as well…and has been for many years …no Ebola cases.

        North Africa is a special case …and you may have a case but it is not proved by any means….just an easy scape goat.

        There has been speculation that Western agencies have to let Ebola go on the loose …so that they can control African population and make money from the anti-virus….what peoples will do for money eh.

        More Later …

        Rezali

        • Jack Diamond says

          Nov 5, 2014 at 9:03 am

          “Funerals and washing dead bodies in West African countries have led, to a great extent, to spread the disease (ebola)” a World Health Organization spokeswoman recently warned.

          WHO has issued an advisory to Red Cross and other relief workers in African Muslim nations to “be aware of the family’s cultural practices and religious beliefs. Help the family understand why some practices cannot be done because they place the family or others at risk for exposure.”

          Last month, Red Cross workers in Guinea were attacked by family members while trying to bury Ebola dead safely. In Sierra Leone, moreover, a family took Ebola-ridden bodies secured in body bags from the Red Cross, opened them up and exposed all members of the family to Ebola. They all contracted the disease.”

          http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/10/ebolas_spread_and_islamic_burial_ritual.html

        • duh_swami says

          Nov 5, 2014 at 9:21 am

          @Jack…I think you adequately covered the subject. Rezali is BS’ing again. Thanks…

        • Boston Tea Party says

          Nov 5, 2014 at 10:21 am

          Come on, Rezali, say what you mean. “Western” agencies are purposely spreading Ebola? I think we both know what you really think…..it’s….the…..wait for it…….JEWS!!

        • Jay Boo says

          Nov 5, 2014 at 12:36 pm

          I must admit that I was mistaken about criticizing Islamic ideology.
          More attention needs to placed on seeing things from a Muslims point of view especially new converts.
          To all those newbies in Islam land, tell us from your point of view, do you still remember fondly how you felt when the imam said that joining islam was the best decision you will ever make? You couldn’t wait to show off your prayers and ‘good deeds’ hoping to somehow make a good impression on Allah. How wonderful it must have felt to say “no god but Allah” for the first time. You felt so very ‘special’ didn’t you. Yes, Allah was impressed. Good job, Muslim, atta boy, or girl.
          Of course the promises of Islam don’t always make sense when the bitter emptiness of false prophet Muhammad’s life and Koran are examined too closely. Better not look at that though; it is just too bleak to ponder. Even the coexist and secular (hedonist) liberals can’t fix what ails a Muslim with their three jinn spirits of pandering, whitewashing Islam while slandering anti-jihad.
          Converts might as well strap on your end Islam’s misery vest to be with the rest.
          It is all about point of view.

    • Mirren10 says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 8:45 am

      ”These rituals are extremely important to ensure for a successful after life to the day of judgement.”

      Shrieks !

      So, if the mohammedan corpse isn’t ‘washed’ correctly, nasty old ‘allah’ won’t let them into ‘jannah’ ? 🙂

      More later, chumbawumba !

    • Jack Diamond says

      Nov 5, 2014 at 8:48 am

      His dead body should be shown all the respect he and his fellow soldiers of satan have shown to the tortured, raped, crucified, decapitated, mutilated bodies of the people of Iraq and Syria. None. Btw your religion’s rules concerning care of corpses, the way the relatives wash and prepare the just dead body, is how ebola spreads among the Muslims in West Africa. Idiots. Note, Ghusl is not required for one who dies fighting jihad “to to ensure for a successful after life to the day of judgement.” No, he is guaranteed to go straight to Hell.

  12. dumbledoresarmy says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 8:08 am

    He’s gone. He’s dead.

    That means that he cannot possibly come back to Britain to be a menace to all his non-Muslim neighbours.

    Good riddance. One less for homeland security to worry about.

    Burn his effigy in the November 5 bonfire, back to back with the “Old Guy”.

  13. duh_swami says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 9:15 am

    It’s not the first time Allah sent angels to help Mahound defeat some really tough kuffar. Didn’t Gabriel appear covered with battle dust and chastised Mahound for taking a break , while angels were doing his fighting for him? Mahound was ashamed, put his two layers of armor back on and rejoined the fight. So did Clinic actually see any angels? Not likely unless Gabriel was leading them. If he had seen Gabriel, he would have said so. I think Clinic made it up to call attention to himself. Was there any independent confirmation?

  14. Jae M says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 9:44 am

    He saw a miracle of Angels helping believers in the battle? Fallen angels are no miracle.

  15. pdxnag says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 9:58 am

    Couldn’t a “radicalized” Muslim learn all he needs to learn exclusively by reading JihadWatch? The difference from other sources seems confined to Islam Good versus Islam Bad. Approval versus disapproval by peers and neighbors. It is not just that Islam instructs folks to engage in evil but that other human beings claim that such evil is actually good and noble. One can help to radicalize a Muslim (or convert them) merely by saying something totally nutty like Islam is Peace, where even a Q47:4 command to smite the neck of a non-Muslim must mean peace.

    You must call evil evil.

  16. Edwin A. says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    Right, not a Briton as that word Briton is normally understood. Probably an eastern European, Serb, Croat, Bosnian or Albanian, etc.

    Being born in a barn [England] not does not make one a horse [Englishman].

  17. Carlos Danger says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    I hope that the report is indeed true, and that this man who hates my freedom of thought and personal liberty is indeed as dead as mutton. May his bones bleach under the desert sun.

  18. Denis says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    Not surprising the another young men went to his death. i am no Islamic scholar but I have been trying to understand for the last seven

  19. Denis M says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    the religion of peace and the religion of hate and evil. The religion as proposed by Mohammed in Mecca and the religion proposed by Mohammed in Medina. Even the scholars of Islam ignore this difference. If this young man followed the Islamic religion of Mecca he probably would have found peace and tranquility in Islam. No he chose the way of Mohammed in Medina. kill, hate, butcher, rape, enslave, murder, crucify, behead, steal, lie subjugate make war, blackmail and rule the world which is the preaching of jihad. Now he is dead. He followed the Islam of Medina. This is what the mosques teach and preach.

    • Jack Diamond says

      Nov 6, 2014 at 11:00 am

      Is this the new fall back position for Muslims trying to protect what’s left of the reputation of Islam? Mecca was a different religion? There were two Muhammads– one with nothing to do with the other? From a couple of nominally peaceful verses from when he was weak and outnumbered? Everything he did in Medina he planned in Mecca. Diligently. Muhammad’s courting of the Jews of Yathrib was done at the same time he was planning their destruction in blood pacts made secretly with the Arabs of Yahtrib. While in Mecca. Because war is deceit.

      Does the enmity towards Jews and Christians made explicit in the war declarations from Medina have no relation to the first Sura of the Qur’an? “show us the straight path, the path of those thou hast favored not the path of those who earn thine anger (Jews) nor of those who astray (Christians).” Islam was always about correcting and stealing/replacing the Jewish and Christian religions and bringing to the world the original monotheism (Islam). What else was Islam about? The conflict was inevitable. Muhammad’s trajectory is all of a piece and very conveniently his “revelations” suited his needs and could abrogate one another. Yes things would be “better’ if Muslims discard the Medinan Qur’an or consign it to nightmarish history (after apologizing to the world) but it does not exonerate Muhammad nor have any integrity as an argument, meaning the vast majority of Muslims (or any but soon to be dead reformers) taking it at all seriously.

  20. pumbar says

    Nov 5, 2014 at 11:46 pm

    Perhaps his Mum ran out of Coco-Pops so he couldn’t be enticed back?

  21. fab says

    Nov 10, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    Hi there ! Please thank you for what you do, and keep on doing it ! You are one of the few “voices of reason” left around.

    Just please be also careful with your sources . On this news, check Twitter
    https://twitter.com/Umm_Shishani/status/530148113751633921/photo/1

    Shami Witness ‏@ShamiWitness Nov 4
    @Raqqa_Sl years old pic when Caucasus fighters used to dump large no. of pics on forums, one such old image dump http://www.qwled.com/vb/t109805.html

    no need to publish this message Cheers F

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