The number of Gazan militants who have travelled to Syria is around 27, some of whom have returned and some who’ve been killed, AFP reported.

The number of Gazan militants who have travelled to Syria is around 27, some of whom have returned and some who've been killed, AFP reported.

The report that mentioned the Gazan militants who were killed in Syria revealed their Salafist political affiliation.

Mohammed al-Zaanin, Salafist, left Gaza in June, apparently on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, but only in September did his family realize he was in Syria.

"He left on June 13 without telling us, then contacted us on September 2 saying he was in Syria fighting," said his mother, who did not wish to give her name.

"The last time we spoke to him was on September 16. The next day, a friend of his informed us he'd died in a suicide bombing," she told AFP.

In addition to Zaanin, AFP's report mentioned a number of similar cases.