Two British men who joined Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria have told how they were treated as terrorism suspects on their return to the UK.
Former soldiers Jamie Read, 24, and James Hughes, 26, say they were taken to separate interview rooms at Heathrow Airport and questioned about their trip for six hours.
Anti-terrorism officers took their laptops and equipment and went through their phones, they said.
Mr Read told The Sun: "I was raging. They kept asking why we went, who we were with and were we being paid? We weren't, of course."
The pair went to Syria and fought alongside Kurdish forces in Kobani after IS filmed the brutal killing of British and American aid workers.
They came home amid fears their families could be targeted by jihadist sympathisers.
Mr Hughes' family have previously spoken out in support of his decision to join the fight against the militants.
His sister Lara told Sky News: "Obviously, I am very worried about him going out in such a dangerous country.
"But we are all very proud of him.
"He's just doing it to help others. That's very much in his nature."
His father David hit back at claims his son was a "traitor" and criticised proposed legislation that could leave those who go to fight in Syria effectively stateless.
He said: "I believe James is the epitome of a true blue Brit in the support he is giving in Syria and trying to give the Kurds a fair chance.
"We should all be proud of the choices and actions of these guys and all the armchair critics in the media and vote-grabbing pundits in government would do well to reconsider the facts before branding people as traitors or criminals, especially when they have clearly proven themselves already as heroes."
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