It may be months before the remains can be returned to Ireland, family told
Finbar Cafferkey and Philip O’Keeffe bonded in Syria over opposition to imperialism and Isis brutalityMore than 40 troops fighting for the Ukrainian side were killed in the same engagement that day and continued fighting led to long delays to recovering remains.
Mr Cafferkey’s remains are being held alongside the bodies of a large number of other fighters awaiting the same process and repatriation is not expected for about three months or possibly longer. The Mayo man, who previously fought with the Kurdish YPG in Syria against the Islamic State and was active in“We’ll bring him home, le cúnamh Dé,” Mr Cafferkey’s father, Tom,Among the hundreds who attended was a group of about 40 Ukrainians, now living in Westport. They carried a large wreath which proclaimed: “To our hero, Finbar Cafferkey. From all Ukrainians.”
Finbar’s mother, Celine, spoke of his passion for the many and varied activities in which he was involved. “His actions were propelled by things he felt deeply in his heart,” Ms Cafferkey said. “If he felt the truth of something, he followed his heart.
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