A Royal Marine who became the first Briton to be killed while fighting against ISIS was laid to rest today (Thursday) as hundreds of Kurdish mourners gathered to pay their respects
Mr Scurfield's body was flown to Manchester last week because the People’s Protection Unit (YPG), who he was fighting alongside, has a large base in the city.
His coffin was given a hero's welcome as he passed while mourners, many in tears, paid tribute to the ex-marine - known as Kosta to his comrades - and threw flowers at his coffin as it passed. 
There were shouts of 'martyr' and 'hero' from the crowd, many of whom carried his picture.
His mother Vasliki said she was proud of the her son for standing up for the freedom of Kurdish people in Syria.
'Although he did not die fighting for a British cause he died representing British values,' she said.
'He is not just a Kurdish hero but a humanitarian hero and will go down in history as such.