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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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