City worker ‘Harry’: I fought IS to 'make a stand'
A British man says he left his city job to fight Islamic State militants in Syria to “make a stand�.
Former financial worker 'Harry, not his real name, said: “I was sitting at my desk watching ISIS rise and I thought, Britain isn’t doing enough.�
He claimed IS militants were “very aggressive� but “very well trained� with “a lot of support� financially from somewhere.
Asked by Nicky Campbell what he made of Britons travelling to join IS fighters in Syria, he said: “I think they’re mad, personally, and they’ve got no excuse."
"They don’t even have to get there before they commit a crime in my book,� he added.
The Home Office has warned people taking part in the conflict in Syria and Iraq could amount to an offence.
This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Thursday 11 June 2015.
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