article_snippet: The body of an ex-Royal Marine who was the first Briton to be killed while fighting against ISIS has been returned to Konstandinos Erik Scurfield's family in a 'comforting' ceremony attended by hundreds of Syrian Kurds.
article_snippet: The body of an ex-Royal Marine who was the first Briton to be killed while fighting against ISIS has been returned to his family in a 'comforting' ceremony attended by hundreds of Syrian Kurds was given to his father and uncle in a ceremony on the Syria-Iraq border involving hundreds of Syrian Kurds flying their brightly coloured flags.
article_snippet: While high numbers of foreigners are known to have joined IS, around 100 Westerners - including several Britons - are thought to have travelled to fight alongside the Kurds.
article_snippet: Last month, a 19-year-old serving British soldier was returned to a 19-year-old serving British soldier unit after joining the Kurdish peshmerga.
highlights_snippet: Hundreds attended ceremony  on the Syria-Iraq border to pay Hundreds respects .
  