Former Royal Marine dies fighting Isis in Syria, A former British Royal Marine has died fighting for Kurdish forces who are battling Islamic State in northern Syria, Kurdish political sources have confirmed.
Redur Xelil, the official spokesperson for the armed wing of Syria’s largest Kurdish party, the Democratic Union party (PYD), named him as Konstandinos Erik Scurfield and said the man’s family in Britain had been informed and that his body would be repatriated to the UK if they wished.
Scurfield is the first UK national to have died fighting with the Kurds against Isis militants. His family are believed to live in Barnsley, south Yorkshire.Read More
Redur Xelil, the official spokesperson for the armed wing of Syria’s largest Kurdish party, the Democratic Union party (PYD), named him as Konstandinos Erik Scurfield and said the man’s family in Britain had been informed and that his body would be repatriated to the UK if they wished.
Scurfield is the first UK national to have died fighting with the Kurds against Isis militants. His family are believed to live in Barnsley, south Yorkshire.Read More
