Скачать или смотреть IS-fighting British man Jac Holmes killed in Syria - Emma Vardy reports

©BBC 2017 - COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL & REFERENCE USE.

A British man who has been fighting so-called Islamic State in Syria has been killed while clearing landmines in Raqqa, the BBC understands.

Jac Holmes had been fighting with Kurdish militia the YPG since 2015.

Kurdish representatives in the UK said they had been told by YPG officials the former IT worker from Bournemouth was killed while he was clearing an area to make it safe for civilians.
His mother, Angie Blannin, said the 24-year-old was a "hero in my eyes".

She told the BBC: "He loved what he was doing there, he loved being a soldier. He had the courage of his convictions.

BBC Correspondent Emma Vardy who has met and interviewed Jac Holmes has followed his story fighting against ISIS spoke to BBC Newsroom Live.