Aiden Aslin
Aiden Aslin is a British foreign volunteer who fought with the Kurdish YPG militia in Rojava, northern Syria. His nom de guerre is "Rojhat Rojava" and served in the Lions of Rojava group which is a part of the YPG. Aslin was the first foreign fighter to be investigated by the UK police, and gained the support of the public as well as politicians in protesting against his treatment by Nottinghamshire police force.

Aslin was born in 1994 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, and is a former care worker. He traveled to Syria in April 2015, where he spent approximately 10 months with the YPG before returning 3 February 2016 and was arrested upon arrival.

During his first tour Aslin served in Tel Abyad the defense of al-Hasakah, during which a deal was reached allowing the pro government forces to surrender their positions, and the al Hawl operation.

Aslin was questioned under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of engaging “in the preparation to fight against Daesh” and possessing “articles for terrorist purposes in Iraq/Syria”. He was eventually acquitted and returned to Syria for a second tour of duty with the YPG in 2016. Aslin repeatedly called on the international community to do more in the fight against terrorism by supporting the YPG and the Kurdish struggle as well as to do more to stop Turkey's support for ISIS.
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