GA Woman Ghadir Taher ID’d As Arabic Interpreter Killed In Wednesday Syria Suicide Blast

EAST POINT, GA. (THECOUNT) — Ghadir Taher, who immigrated with her family to America from Syria, has been identified as the East Point, Georgia, Arabic interpreter, killed in Wednesday’s suicide bombing in Syria.

Taher, 27, died from injuries she suffered in the blast, that also took the life of 19 others.

The gruesome attack was later claimed by the Islamic State, reports wsbtv.

“Her smile lit up the room. She was kind. She was very easy to talk to,” Ali Taher said, his voice edged with emotion. “You could go on for hours, talking to her about your worries and about your troubles. And she would make them seem like they were hers.”

The family, he said, learned about her death from her employer, Valiant Integrated Services, a defense contractor.

“We are extremely saddened by the tragic and senseless passing of Ghadir Taher,” Valiant spokesman Tom Becker said in an email. “Out of respect to her family, we will make no further comment at this time other than to say she was a talented and highly-respected colleague, loved by many, who will be dearly missed.” source

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Florida, Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, of upstate New York and Defense Department civilian Scott A. Wirtz of St. Louis, Missouri were all identified as the American victims in the explosion. source

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest, source Wikipedia.