I BEAT ISIS BUT BRITS TREAT ME AS ENEMY

A BRITISH war veteran who helped fight Islamic

State in Iraq claims he is being harassed by UK authorities now he has come home.

Mercenary Alan

Duncan joined up to battle the

Islamist militants soon after the conflict began in

2014.

The 50-year-old

Gulf War veteran fought with the

Kurdish Peshmerga as they attacked jihadist strongholds.

He returned home last year, but claimed he has been subjected to “harassment” by the British authorities.

The former double glazing salesman said he has been stopped several times at airports under the Terrorism Act.

Officials at airports, seaports and train stations use schedule seven of the act to quiz people suspected of being involved of terrorism.

But the fighter – who served with the Irish Guards during the first Gulf War – said they should focus on checking British jihadists returning to the UK.

He added: “I’ve always been coming and going, it’s never been an issue for me. But I’ve been stopped under schedule seven a couple of times and I do get harassment from certain agencies in the UK.

“Jihadists come back to this country and nothing happens to them, whereas I get tortured.

“It’s a joke in this country.” Alan travelled to Iraq after being “moved to tears” by TV footage of Kurdish children orphaned by Isis.

Upon his return police quizzed him about his activities there. He said: “Their whole concern was Isis, as in, have you been shooting any Isis, have you killed any Isis?’.

“Isis has got f****** rights in this country, more than I have.”

The Home Office said: “Everyone who returns from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq must expect to be investigated by the police to determine if they have committed criminal offences and to ensure that they do not pose a threat to our national security.”