Western Irregulars fight on both sides of the conflict with Isis

British irregular soldiers are now fighting against Isis in Syria with Kurdish fighters. We now have the possibility of British fighters shooting at one another because of the war against Isis.

It would be better if irregular soldiers kept out of the conflict. There is no guarantee that guerrillas from either side will not torture or kill non-combatants or prisoners of war. There is no guarantee that the Geneva convention will be respected. The Geneva convention is the only means of controlling misdeeds resulting from war. Irregular soldiers could easily find themselves being tried at the Hague for war crimes.

We cannot allow a proxy "civil war" between supporters and opponents of Isis to be fought out in Syria. The backlash from this could spill over to Britain.

It seems to me that the fighters joining the Kurds have not been radicalised but are motivated by a sense of injustice when they read that Isis is performing misdeeds against civilians. We should also consider that Isis supporters may not have been radicalised by propaganda but were also motivated by what they see as injustice towards Muslims as a result of the wars in Iraq, North Africa  and Gaza.

A sense of injustice is difficult to oppose especially when that injustice is in fact a reality.

I appeal to all British citizens not to get involved in violence in the Middle East as part of irregular forces as our State is not under direct or existential threat. The best way to fight injustice is via the ballot box. There is also another way and that is by passive resistance which was proven to be most successful by one of the World's greatest and peaceful political leaders - Gandhi.