British jihadi tells ITV News he will 'stay and die' fighting in Syria after the death of his brothers

A British jihadi who has lost two of his brothers in Syria has told ITV News that he intends to stay and fight until he is also killed.

Amer Deghayes, 20, from Brighton, travelled to fight for al-Nusra, an al-Qaeda affliated group, against the Bashar al-Assad regime in October 2013.

His younger brothers, Jaffar, 17, and Abdullah, 18, joined him in Syria, but both have been killed within six months of each other.

Amer said their deaths had strengthened his resolve to carry on fighting until he is killed, revealing that he has no desire to return to the UK.

"I have promised Allah that I will stay on the way of jihad until I get killed," he told ITV News.

He describes martyrdom as the "greatest success a person can attain", adding: "It [his brothers' deaths] makes me more determined to get what they got".

Jaffar Deghayes was killed last weekend as he joined Islamist militants in attempting to storm the city of Idlib, near Aleppo.

Asked how his father reacted to news that he had lost another son, Amer replied: "I expect that he accepts Allah's will."

Abubaker Deghayes has urged the Government to rethink its approach to fighters wanting to return to the UK in a bid to encourage his son to come home.

But Amer said he is not considering leaving Syria so "does not pay much attention" to whether he would be allowed to come back to the UK.

However, he says a change in the law would help the fight against Assad as it would open "the gates of support" and allow "people that are thinking twice about coming here" to come and "do their duty"

He added that he did not think returning fighters would pose a threat to the UK.