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British charity worker detained by HTS in Idlib

Tauqir Sharif was kidnapped by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Monday, according to a statement from his aid organization in northwest Syria.
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A British aid worker who lives and works in northern Syria was abducted by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Monday, his organization said. 

The charity organization Live Updates From Syria wrote on its Instagram page that Tauqir Sharif was “kidnapped tonight around 9:30 p.m. by HTS and taken to an unknown location.” 

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