A WIRRAL man has been killed fighting against Islamic State in Syria.

Luke Rutter, 22, from Birkenhead was reportedly killed last Wednesday (July 5) as he fought with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).

He is the fourth British person to have been killed fighting with the Kurds.

Listed under the name Soro Zinar in a list of six fighters killed in an attack in Raqqa it is believed Mr Rutter had travelled to Syria last April but had not told his parents of the trip.

His died while on foot patrol after coming into an attack in a suburb near the centre of Raqqa a town considered a stronghold of Islamic State.

The YPG released this video of Mr Rutter (Soro Zinar) on their Facebook page

Mr Rutter had joined the YPG in March after completing a manadatory month-long military training course learning Kurdish, tactics and weaponry.

He was then assigned to an infantry division where he was given the name Soro Zinar.

A YPG statement said: “Comrade Soro travelled to Rojava in March and joined the YPG to fight the fascist and reactionary ISIS gangs in Raqqa.

"He was martyred on July 5 after battling bravely in the terrorist group's so-called capital.

"The people of Rojava will not forget his sacrifice.

"From the very first day until the end of training, Soro gave the impression that he knew what he was doing and what he had come for, and he was always eager to learn new things.

“We never saw him yelling at anyone or complaining about anything.

"At the end of training in the academy, when asked the usual question addressed to every volunteer: ‘Are you ready to fight?’

"He firmly responded ‘Yes’ and said he wanted to fight the fascist organisation of IS."