original mapping: Jim. Atherton. foreign media say there is such a "silly old man" in Britain: he sold his entire family, including cars, boats and motorcycles, in order to save enough travel to go to Kurdistan to fight with the "Islamic state".
according to the British Daily Mail reported on April 6th, he is now 53 years old Jim Atherton. He fought for 8 months in this disputed area with the army of the Islamic state, and he fought shoulder to shoulder with the Kurds in an attempt to keep these extremists out of the door of Europe.
last November, the old fool who used to be a truck driver went back to his hometown of Tyne Weill, and he plans to return to the Middle East by the end of this month.
however, not all family members support his just cause. He said his wife "hated" him, and 3 adult children said he was a "silly old man" who risked his life every day to fight against the "Islamic state".
Mr. Atherton said, despite his family's worries, he was willing to risk his life on the front line and "brave the sacrifice" with the spontaneous Christian militia to stop these religious extremists from entering the UK.
he said, "I have been in the front trench, and after the rocket has gone, the soldiers of the Islamic state want to infiltrate from the trench."
"I did this because I didn't want to let the Islamic state enter Britain, and I had to keep them outside the European gate."
Mr. Atherton has not accepted formal military training and endured the harsh conditions of Kurdistan (Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq). He slept in the trenches, but sometimes he was lucky enough to sleep on the sofa or on the floor.
the brave old grandfather bravely went to the front to face the soldiers of the "Islamic state", saying that the "brave sacrifice" and Kurdish troops had successfully prevented the "Islamic state" to enter Europe, but the capital was a short board.
the "brave sacrifice" organization is one of two Christian militia groups fighting in the region, with 45 soldiers, of which 12 from the West. Mr. Atherton decided to return to England to raise funds for them.
he said that the weapons they used in the war had decades of history and needed to be replaced urgently, thanks to donations.
he said, "the first weapon I used in Kurdistan was bigger than my age. It was produced in 1962. "
"most weapons are antiques in 1970s. The militia took 24 hours to attack the mortar and the Ka Sha Sha rocket. In the end, it is the matter of money and power. Why does the British government not provide more help? "
Mr. Atherton made headlines last year. He sold all his family, including Ford, two 2 motorcycles, 1 boats and auto parts, and raised 18000 pounds to help him go to the Middle East.
he once said, "I can't stand the killing of women and children by the Islamic state. No one seemed to stand up to stop them, so I decided to do it. "
"people comment on the atrocities of" Islamic state "on the Internet, and then forget everything in 5 minutes.
"no one seems to do anything, so I decided to do it."