CEN Joanna Palani, 22, became famous worldwide when she declared she was heading to the Middle East

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Joanna Palani gained worldwide fame when she revealed she was heading to the besieged city of Kobane to fight the terror group. The 22-year-old, of Kurdish descent, is one of dozens of Westerners to join the fight against ISIS in the Syrian city. In a Facebook post, she published a photograph of herself calmly smiling while wearing military fatigues, a bulletproof vest and carrying a large assault rifle - threatening ISIS militants with the words: "See you on the front-line tomorrow".

But with the destroyed city now being rebuilt, she returned home to Denmark for a brief respite from war - only for Danish police to seize her passport. The brave fighter said: "They have forbidden me from leaving Denmark. That puts me in the dilemma that I cannot continue my service down there as a soldier."

CEN Joanna Palani in the middle with other fighters

CEN The young woman, of Kurdish descent, is one of many Westerners to join the fight against ISIS

Ms Palani has lived in Denmark since arriving in the country as a refugee aged three. She said she cannot understand why Danish officials are punishing her under new so-called "foreign fighter" rules intended to stop Danes from joining terror groups.

She said: "How can I pose a threat to Denmark and other countries by being a soldier in an official army that Denmark trains and supports directly in the fight against the Islamic State?" In an interview last year she said: "I love Denmark. I grew up here and I love the freedom of our society. If Denmark should ever be attacked, I will go to the front-line with a Danish flag around my shoulders.

CEN Joanna Palani moved to Denmark aged 3

CEN The 22-year-old holding a gun