A FORMER British solder who was convicted as terrorist for fighting against ISIS is believed to have returned to the UK after skipping bail. Here's what we know about Joe Robinson and what he has said about his jail sentence. Who is Joe Robinson? Joe Robinson, 25, is a former soldier who previously served with British forces in Afghanistan. Robinson, from Accrington in Lancashire, was accused of fighting ISIS alongside the People's Protection Units of Syrian Kurdistan (YPG). He has previously admitted fighting ISIS but denied he acted alongside the Kurdish militia. The group is regarded by Turkey as a terror organisation because of its links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is fighting for autonomy for the region. Robinson was arrested in 2017 alongside partner Mira Rojkan, a Bulgarian citizen, who had been living in Leeds studying law, and she was accused of engaging in terrorist propaganda. The couple were relaxing on a beach in the Turkish resort of Didim with her mum … [Read more...] about Who is Joe Robinson? Briton jailed in Turkey after fighting against ISIS who fled back to UK
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Brit soldier Joe Robinson secretly ‘escapes Turkey’ after being convicted as a terrorist for fighting AGAINST ISIS
A FORMER soldier jailed in Turkey for fighting against ISIS has said he has escaped the country. Joe Robinson was 25, was arrested while on holiday there and accused of fighting the death cult alongside the People's Protection Units of Syrian Kurdistan (YPG). Turkey regards the YPG as a terrorist group and in September he was jailed for seven-and-a-half years but remained on bail as he appealed against his sentence. But now he has told the BBC he has left without the permission of the Turkish courts. Robinson, formerly of Accrington, Lancashire said “I could not accept the sentence and charges as I am not a criminal” adding “I had to take matters into my own hands”. He said during his time working as a medic “I managed to help civilians and save lives”. Robinson has previously admitted fighting ISIS but went on to deny he acted alongside the Kurdish militia. The group is regarded by Turkey as a terror organisation because of its links to the … [Read more...] about Brit soldier Joe Robinson secretly ‘escapes Turkey’ after being convicted as a terrorist for fighting AGAINST ISIS
Syrian Kurdish-Led Fighters Take Hajin, Last Town Held By ISIS
U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group on Friday, after days of intense battles in the militants' single remaining enclave in eastern Syria, activists said. The fall of Hajin is a blow to the extremists. The town was their main stronghold in the last pocket of land they control in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border. IS still holds some villages nearby. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been fighting to take Hajin and the surrounding villages in Deir el-Zour province for over three months. In the past weeks, the offensive intensified with the arrival of reinforcements from northern Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the SDF took Hajin early in the morning, after fierce fighting under the cover of airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition. It said some ISIS fighters withdrew to the villages and that fighting is still going in the fields outside Hajin as SDF fighters chase the extremists. Top … [Read more...] about Syrian Kurdish-Led Fighters Take Hajin, Last Town Held By ISIS
ISIS ‘lone-wolf’ could target British Christmas markets as security chiefs fear knife or ramming attack
ISIS lone-wolf supporters may target British Christmas markets with knives or vehicle-ramming attacks, counter-terror chiefs have warned. Thousands of terrorists in Syria and Iraq are stirring militants based in southern Turkey to launch attacks in "Christmas gatherings" across Europe. The country is currently under a "severe" threat for "international terrorism", meaning an attack is highly likely. Houra after the Strasbourg shooting, armed police were scrambled our streets and in Christmas markets across the country. But Colonel Richard Kemp told the Daily Mirror, Christmas is a "high risk" time of year because of "large crowns of people enjoying themselves - and the fact that there is a Christian aspect to it." A senior counter-terror source said: "There is a hardcore of possibly more than 2,000 and as high as 3,000 ISIS terrorists holed up in Syria and Iraq." Inside ISIS’ bomb and chemical weapons factory where terror fanatics built RPGs and car bombs on an industrial scale … [Read more...] about ISIS ‘lone-wolf’ could target British Christmas markets as security chiefs fear knife or ramming attack
ISIS supporters celebrate Strasbourg Christmas market terror attack claiming it came ‘days after our threats’ against festive events
ISIS supporters have been celebrating the Christmas market shooting in Strasbourg in which at least three people were killed. A massive manhunt is underway in northeastern France for suspect Cherif Chekatt, who was known to the intelligence services as a potential security risk. The Strasbourg-born 29-year-old managed to evade terror cops and soldiers by hijacking a taxi at gunpoint after being cornered in a shop following the bloodbath in which 14 others were injured. No group has yet claimed responsibility but ISIS supporters have been boasting that the attacks came “days after our threats”, terror monitoring organisation SITE Intelligence Group said. SITE’S Rita Katz tweeted that “ISIS supporters celebrating shooting near Strasbourg France Christmas market” including telling others to “rejoice” and “give good news". The terror group initiated a campaign urging lonewolf attacks in the West during Christmas celebrations, evoking 2016 … [Read more...] about ISIS supporters celebrate Strasbourg Christmas market terror attack claiming it came ‘days after our threats’ against festive events