Canadian volunteer fighter killed in Syria a reckless adventure-seeker: Taylor

With no prior military experience, he accepted risks he was not qualified to undertake.

Nazzareno Tassone, 24, fought for Kurdish forces against the Daesh militant group until he was killed Dec. 21 in Syria. Facebook photograph by Nazzareno Tassone

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

January 11, 2017

OTTAWA—Last week it was reported that 24-year-old Nazzareno Tassone of Edmonton was killed by Daesh fighters in or near the Syrian city of Raqqa. Tassone was a Canadian volunteer fighting with the Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG) when he was killed on Dec. 21. News of Tassone’s death on...

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