At 9.48am on Thursday 21 July this year, Dean Evans sent his stepfather, Steve Howell, a text message. A dairy farmer from Warminster, Wiltshire, Evans had smuggled himself into Syria on his own, having been recruited by Kurdish activists on Facebook. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dean Evans, aged about 12. He said, “You’ve got asthma.” He said being a cadet was boys’ games,’ says Evans’s stepfather Steve Howell. It said: “I, Dean Evans, leave this letter with my stepdad, Steve Howell, as I get ready to leave for Syria.

Source: The Guardian October 29, 2016 09:00 UTC