A former soldier who fought against Islamic State in Syria has described the 10 months he spent on police bail after returning to the UK as an “extremely harrowing ordeal”. Joe Robinson, 23, was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences at Manchester airport in November last year after fighting alongside Kurdish rebels in Syria. The ex-soldier, from Accrington in Lancashire, was told on Friday that he would not face charges because there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. It is understood that detectives are continuing to investigate whether Robinson and other Britons who fought against Isis committed terrorism offences. Aiden Aslin, 22, from Newark in Nottinghamshire, spent 10 months fighting alongside the YPG.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 13:52 UTC