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Aidan James: Briton fighting Isis in Syria charged with terror offences Aidan James: Briton 'fighting against Isis in Syria' charged with terror offences
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A British man who travelled to Syria to fight against Isis has been charged with three terror offences.  A British man who has spoken publicly about travelling to Syria to fight against Isis has been charged with three terror offences. 
Aidan James, 27, is charged with one count of preparation of acts of terrorism and two of attendance at a place used for terrorist training. Aidan James, 27, is charged with one count of preparation of acts of terrorism and two of attendance at a place used for terrorist training. 
The father-of-one, from Formby, Merseyside, was arrested at Liverpool Airport on 14 February. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court later.The father-of-one, from Formby, Merseyside, was arrested at Liverpool Airport on 14 February. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court later.
It follows after a former British Army soldier who fought against Isis in Syria was charged with a terror offence last week. It follows after a former British Army soldier was charged with a terror offence last week.
James (Jim) Matthews appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 14 February to be formally accused of attending a “place used for terrorist training”. James Matthews appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 14 February to be formally accused of attending a “place used for terrorist training”.
He denies the charge.  He denies travelling to Syria to fight against Isis and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 1 March.
More follows… The Government has repeatedly warned that anyone travelling to join a foreign conflict may be prosecuted - but the cases involving the two men are the first of their kind.
  Anti-Isis volunteers have been arrested and questioned, with former volunteer Joshua Walker acquitted of unrelated terror charges over possessing a copy of the Anarchists Cookbook.
The dozens of British volunteers believed to be fighting with Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) against Isis are vastly outnumbered by around 850 extremists who travelled from the UK to join the terrorist group.
The YPG is considered a terrorist organisation by the Turkish government but its fighters have received backing from the West in the war in Syria.