It is understood he was arrested at Manchester airport at 2am on Monday as he returned to the UK after three months teaching English at a Kurdish refugee camp in Greece. Aslin, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, had previously said he went to Greece from Syria because he was reluctant to return to the UK for fear he would be arrested. Arming the Kurdish fighters of the YPG could backfire spectacularly on the US | Ranj Alaaldin Read moreIt is understood he travelled to Syria twice in 2015 and 2016, both times to join the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), the US-backed militia spearheading the fight against Isis in Syria. After returning for the first time he was arrested and placed on bail before all charges were dropped last October. The 23-year-old was arrested following claims he had allegedly engaged in the preparation to fight against Daesh and possessed articles for terrorist purposes in Iraq/Syria.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2017 17:05 UTC