British father joins Kurdish fighters on Iranian border to battle the Ayatollah’s regime forces, saying: ‘I might die – however freedom has a value’
A British dad from the north of England has stunned family and friends by heading straight to the Middle East to fight the Iranian regime.
The 31‑year‑old, who worked as a plumber before the conflict erupted, tearfully kissed his baby goodbye, admitting they may never see him alive again as he prepares to face Iranian troops.
He told the Daily Mail from a training camp near the front lines where he is embedded with Kurdish forces that he’s driven by revenge after the regime killed his uncle over ten years ago and detained and beat him while he was growing up in western Iran due to opposition activity — a personal vendetta that now fuels his fight against Tehran.
Speaking from a training base in Iraq near the Iranian border, he said: ‘I could lose my life, but that is not the problem. Freedom has a price. To be honest, I’m not worried about anything right now, I am worried about the people inside Iran.’
He said he is not worried about his life but he does worry for the victims of the Iranian regime, and the ground invasion will begin once he gets ‘the green light.’
‘I have had a little bit of training’ he said. Video footage obtained by the Daily Mail shows him carrying his AK-47.
‘I didn’t come to kill people — I came to help people.’
The Daily Mail has to keep his identity anonymous for his and his family’s safety, but this is the first known case where a Briton has been tied to the current Iran crisis.
A British father from the north of England, whose identity has been protected, has stunned his family by heading to the Middle East to fight the Iranian regime
Kurdish Iranian dissidents preparing for war hidden in the mountains of Iraq yesterday
He also claims that volunteers from several European countries have joined the fight. ‘Many people came from different countries to support the fight against the regime.’
‘I am waiting for the moment when people can return to Iran to help bring change. In Iran, people are suffering under the regime. Now is a big chance for change.’
‘When the protests began in Iran, the government killed more than 40,000 people in the streets. At that time, I felt that the people needed help, and that those who believe in freedom must stand against the regime.’
The Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a sovereign state, numbering around 30-40million people.
They are spread around in Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria and have long been repressed by the Iranian regime and are one of Israel’s biggest allies in the Middle East.
‘I feel very good, we believe the Regime is on its way out. We are happy,’ he said. But he added: ‘I worry if the regime will go, then another will replace them.’
‘When I was younger, around 16, I was already involved in political activity. Because of that, I was arrested twice in Iran and I was beaten in prison, that made me want to fight them.’
‘The regime kills people who oppose it. They do not believe in freedom, freedom of speech, or democracy.
Fire and smoke in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after a drone interception. The ongoing conflict is striking neighbouring Gulf states
‘Anyone who stands against them becomes a target. Those experiences are what made me continue fighting against the regime.’
The Daily Mail has learned that Mossad-backed Kurdish forces are primed to begin a ground invasion, with Kurdish sources saying they are already waiting armed inside Iran as soon as the order is given.
‘Without question, our goal is the overthrow of this regime,’ Soran, a Peshmerga commander, said.
‘If powerful European and American states offer their backing, we are fully prepared to join the fight.’
‘Iranian forces have already struck Kurdish positions. According to Kurdish forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps promised to ‘crush’ separatist groups that move against Iran’s territorial integrity,’ the commander added.
After previously supporting the idea of Kurdish involvement from Iraq, President Trump said: ‘The war is complicated enough without getting the Kurds involved. They’re willing to go in, but we really — I’ve told them I don’t want them to go in.’
