British sells his property to travel to Iraq to fight ISIS

(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad –  A British newspaper revealed on Monday, that a Britain left his family and sold his property to finance his trip to Iraq to fight ISIS, while he affirmed his readiness to die for the sake of the fight against extremists.

The British newspaper “Daily Mail” said in a report followed by IraqiNews.com: “Jim Atherton, aged 53 years old, left his hometown in Britain, after leaving his wife and three children. He sold his car, motorbike and a boat to finance his trip to Iraq to fight ISIS,” pointing out that he “confirmed his readiness to die for the sake of the fight against extremists.”

The newspaper added that “Atherton joined other fighters from Australia, the United States and Europe, who are fighting ISIS.”

For his part, the son of Atherton said that “My father felt compelled to come out and to fight ISIS, despite the death of his brother with the British forces in Iraq in 2006.”