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Tauqir Sharif, also known as Tox, is a British aid worker in Syria.

Background

Sharif is from Walthamstow in London.

Humanitarian aid to Palestine

Gaza flotilla

Sharif took part in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla of 2010.

General References

• "Gaza flotilla: Israel holds 29 Britons at Be'er Sheva".
• "WALTHAM FOREST: Flotilla survivor 'set to return home'". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "CHINGFORD: Flotilla survivor returns home". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "WALTHAM FOREST: Flotilla survivor to help with Pakistan flood relief". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

Road to Hope

Sharif was one of ten members of the Road to Hope humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza who were kidnapped in November 2010 by the owner of M.V. Strofades IV, a ferry chartered to transport them to Al Arish in Egypt.

General References

• "Greek commandos on board ship with 'seized' aid workers". BBC News. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "CHINGFORD: Kidnapped aid workers reach Greece". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "'Captive' aid workers arrive in Greece after ship trip". BBC News. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Activist treated like terrorist".</ref>

• "British aid workers held on ship in Libyan sea". BBC News. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "CHINGFORD: Aid worker kidnapped in Libya". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Chingford seized aid worker freed".</ref>

Humanitarian aid work in Syria

Since 2012 Sharif has been doing humanitarian aid work in Syria.

General References

• A London aid worker helping Syrian refugees – BBC London, retrieved 2021-11-24
• Helping the Syrians - BBC London News, retrieved 2021-11-24
• "Syria war: British Muslims on the front line". Channel 4 News. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• British aid worker: Massacres happening daily in Aleppo - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-11-24
• "Syria war: British Muslims on the front line". Channel 4 News. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Can you ever justify jihad".
• British man 'killed' by air strikes - aid worker | Channel 4 News, retrieved 2021-11-24
• Hooper, Simon. "UK's Syrian aid worker". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "British aid worker's 24 hours on Syria frontline". ITV News. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• British aid worker's 24 hours inside Syrian hospital, retrieved 2021-11-24
• "Exclusive dangers of posed to aid convoys".
• Syria: British aid worker risks his life to save people, retrieved 2021-11-24
• British aid worker: Massacres happening daily in Aleppo - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-11-24
• "Syria Feature: British Aid Worker Breaks the Aleppo "Siege"". EA WorldView. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

Citizenship deprivation

The British Home Office removed Sharif's British citizenship in 2017, on the grounds of 'secret intelligence'.

General References

• "Britons in Syria suicide".
• Gadher, Dipesh. "Home Office makes child of Syria aid couple 'stateless'". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Aid worker stranded in Syria after British citizenship revoked". the Guardian. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "'White Helmets' volunteers speak up for aid worker stripped of UK citizenship". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Opinion - The latest news from TRT World". Opinion - The latest news from TRT World. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Aided White Helmets but no hero's welcome: UK pulls Syria worker's citizenship, cites Al-Qaeda links". RT International. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• Tauqir Sharif Speaks to the BBC about his Citizenship Deprivation, retrieved 2021-11-24
• Jih-AID? UK strips Western media darling of citizenship over alleged links to Al-Qaeda, retrieved 2021-11-24
• "Aid worker stuck in Syria after UK citizenship revoked". Aid worker stuck in Syria after UK citizenship revoked. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Stories of Statelessness". Stories of Statelessness. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

Arrest and imprisonment by HTS

Sharif was detained by the salafist jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in June 2020. He was released in July, but subsequently re-arrested, and released again in November 2020. Sharif maintains that he was tortured while being held by HTS.

General References

• Ibrahim, Arwa. "British aid worker in Syria held 'incommunicado' after abduction". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Syria: jihadist group abducts British man from his home in Idlib". the Guardian. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• Cheeseman, Abbie (2020-06-23). "British aid worker 'captured by Islamic militants' in Idlib". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "British man seized by militant group in northwest Syria". Reuters. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "British aid worker kidnapped in Syria". Middle East Monitor. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "British aid worker Tauqir Sharif arrested by HTS in Idlib". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• 5Pillars (2020-06-26). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Why was British aid worker Tauqir Sharif arrested by HTS?". 5Pillars. Retrieved 2021-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• "Wife of British-born 'aid worker' demands Syria jihadists release him". France 24. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• Ibrahim, Arwa. "British aid worker in Syria released on bail after HTS abduction". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• Ibrahim, Arwa. "British aid worker in Syria held 'incommunicado' after abduction". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• British aid worker Tauqir Sharif arrested by HTS in Idlib, retrieved 2021-11-24
• Anas (2020-06-23). "CAGE calls for immediate release of British aid worker Tauqir Sharif detained by HTS in Syria". CAGE. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "British charity worker detained by HTS in Idlib - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• "Syria: jihadist group abducts British man from his home in Idlib". the Guardian. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
• 5Pillars (2020-06-26). "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Why was British aid worker Tauqir Sharif arrested by HTS?". 5Pillars. Retrieved 2021-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)</ref>

External links

• Official Twitter account
• Official Facebook account
• Official Instagram account

References

1. ^ "'Captive' aid workers arrive in Greece after ship trip". BBC News. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
2. "WALTHAM FOREST: Two men caught up in Gaza flotilla raid". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
3. "BBC News - British aid workers held on ship in Libyan sea". 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
4. "Leaving Walthamstow behind to start a family in war-torn Syria". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
5. "British-born aid worker in Syria says citizenship loss 'unfair'". BBC News. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
6. "Tauqir Sharif: British-born aid worker faces trial by Syria jihadists". BBC News. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
7. "British aid worker Tauqir Sharif rearrested by HTS in Syria's Idlib". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
8. Staff, The New Arab (2020-11-25). "British aid worker Tauqir 'Tox' Sharif held by HTS in Syria, released". Retrieved 2021-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. "Tauqir Sharif: Detained aid worker describes torture by HTS". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

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