Stefan Aristidou, 23, from Enfield, north London, who went missing in Cyprus two years ago, was picked up by ­Turkish authorities on the Syrian border at KilisA British man who disappeared two years ago in Cyprus has been detained on the Turkish-Syrian border with other foreign fighters who are believed to have abandoned Islamic State. Stefan Aristidou, 23, who grew up in the north London borough of Enfield, went missing seven days after landing in Cyprus in April 2015. This week he was picked up by Turkish authorities on the border at Kilis, which is about 40 miles from Aleppo, with a British wife and an American, Kary Paul Kleman, 46. Turkish officials believe that the group are part of an exodus from Syria of fighters who have abandoned Isis in recent weeks as it faces heavy defeats. A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed that a British man was being held in…

Source: The Times April 27, 2017 00:11 UTC