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| Two Britons and Irish man who fought against Isis freed from prison | |
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| Two Britons and an Irish man have been freed from jail after being detained on their way home from fighting against Isis. | Two Britons and an Irish man have been freed from jail after being detained on their way home from fighting against Isis. |
| Joe Akerman, a former soldier, and Jac Holmes, were incarcerated after crossing a border with Syria along with Irishman Joshua Molloy. | Joe Akerman, a former soldier, and Jac Holmes, were incarcerated after crossing a border with Syria along with Irishman Joshua Molloy. |
| The three had spent months fighting against the so-called Islamic State before being imprisonedin Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. | The three had spent months fighting against the so-called Islamic State before being imprisonedin Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. |
| It is understood they were freed last night. | It is understood they were freed last night. |
| Declan Molloy, the father of Joshua, said emotions in the family were running wild: | Declan Molloy, the father of Joshua, said emotions in the family were running wild: |
| "We are all delighted here. We are jumping with joy to know that he is out," he said. | "We are all delighted here. We are jumping with joy to know that he is out," he said. |
| "You know that Christmas morning feeling, it's a bit like that, when you find your most sought-after present under the tree, the dream present. That's how we feel." | "You know that Christmas morning feeling, it's a bit like that, when you find your most sought-after present under the tree, the dream present. That's how we feel." |
| A Foreign and Commonwealth spokeswoman confirmed the release of the two Britons. | A Foreign and Commonwealth spokeswoman confirmed the release of the two Britons. |
| "We are helping two British men make arrangements to leave Kurdistan after they were released from custody," she said. | "We are helping two British men make arrangements to leave Kurdistan after they were released from custody," she said. |
| It is understood they had been with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a force reported to have in the region of 25,000-50,000 fighters trying to quell IS in northern Syria. | It is understood they had been with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a force reported to have in the region of 25,000-50,000 fighters trying to quell IS in northern Syria. |
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