Briton killed while fighting against Isis in Syria
Exclusive: Ryan Lock, 20, who had no previous military experience, travelled to Syria last August to fight alongside Kurdish forces
Ryan Lock, from Chichester, who has been killed in northern Syria. Photograph: Facebook
A British man has been killed fighting against Islamic State in northern Syria, his family and Kurdish activists have said.
Ryan Lock, 20, from Chichester, West Sussex, died on 21 December during an offensive by anti-Islamic State forces to recapture the city of Raqqa, the extremist group’s de facto capital.
Lock’s father, Jon, said in a statement: “Ryan was a very caring and loving boy who would do any thing to help anyone. He had a heart of gold. We ask for privacy to allow our family to grieve.”
Lock, who had no previous military experience and had worked as a chef before travelling to Syria, was one of many foreign volunteers who have joined the People’s Defence Units (YPG), the Kurdish military force fighting in northern Syria.
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True hero, more of a man than myself. God Bless.
