article_snippet: Nicknamed 'al-Britani Afro' because of this British student hairstyle, rapper Raphael Hostey, 22, has allegedly been instrumental in luring Britons to become fighters or jihadi brides in Syria.
article_snippet: A masked Raphael Hostey, 22, brandishes
article_snippet: Just a few years later Hostey would shun Hostey British upbringing and leave Hostey wife and child to join IS.
article_snippet: Hostey's identity was revealed by an alleged Syrian double agent arrested in Turkey, who was involved in recruiting the three teenage girls from east London who flew to Syria last month.
article_snippet: Hostey left behind a wife and child to travel to Syria in 2013 with two friends, Mohammed Javeed and Khalil Raoufi, both 20.
article_snippet: Hostey, from Moss Side in Manchester, is known among jihadis for his afro hairdo.
article_snippet: Hostey was injured in fighting but has not come home and still brags of Hostey exploits on social media sites.
article_snippet: On Tumblr Hostey told 'a sister in London' to contact Hostey privately when a sister in London' asked for advice on life under IS.
article_snippet: Born Raphel Saiho Hostey, Hostey preferred to be known by the more anglicised name Raphael.
article_snippet: They also revealed Hostey family home was raided by police in September, with officers searching his family home for days.
highlights_snippet: Rapper Raphael Hostey, 22, allegedly involved in luring Britons to Syria .
  