The father of a British man volunteering with the Kurdish-led YPG forces in Syria fighting Islamic State has been arrested and charged with terrorism offences in the first such case in the UK. Newey returned to Syria in October, after Turkey launched an attack on the YPG. Newey was charged with support for terrorism and material support for terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000, held for four days and released on bail. The YPG is not banned under UK terrorism legislation. He was cleared of attending a place of terrorism training with the YPG across the border in Syria due to the YPG working with British support to defend the Kurdish people against the threat of Isis forces.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2019 04:52 UTC