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A former US Marine has set up a Gofundme page so he can travel to the Middle East and ‘hunt’ ISIS killers.

Philip Bonnie, who fought for the 2nd Battalion of the 6th Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007, is trying to raise £7,000 for plane tickets and equipment to join Kurd forces fighting against the terror group.

The 31-year-old, a University of Arizona graduate from Norfolk Virginia, posted a message on the page - titled 'ISIS Hunting Permit' - outlining why he wants to travel to one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Bonnie, who has also worked as a military contractor in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, said: "I believe that the innocent have a right to survive. I saw the tyrannical thumb dictating through fear while I was in the Marines.

"I believe that people from all races, all nationalities, have a right for freedom, a right to dictate their own lives, a right to live without fear, a right to not be subjugated to the iron rule of sharia if they choose not to.

"I believe in the humanity of mankind to fight against oppression and torture; both mentally and physically.

"I believe in the right to choose. With all my heart, I swear, I will make a difference.”

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Speaking to Mirror Online, he admitted his family are scared but support his decision.

He said: "My parents will always worry but they understand my convictions and my desire to help those in need.

"They support my decision and did every time I went back to Iraq or Afghanistan."

Having seen the fate of other Westerners captured in Iraq, does he fear being taken by the terror group?

He said: "I know what will happen, but sometimes you have to be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to do the most good.

"It would have been the same if I was captured in Iraq or Afghanistan. The convictions I hold in my heart outweigh my fear of the possibility."

When he discovered Kurds, who are embroiled in a desperate battle with ISIS, were actively recruiting fighters from the West he contacted them and was accepted.

He has raised $426 of his $7,000 target so far. One donor, Tyler Deaton, said: "Give 'em hell."

On his LinkedIn page he claims his squad found the largest insurgent weapons stockpile ever recorded in Fallujah and destroyed it while taking heavy enemy fire from the surrounding buildings.

He intends to travel to the war-torn region on July 14.

Meanwhile U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with nine air strikes from Sunday morning through Monday morning and conducted another nine strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

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Most of the Syrian strikes, six, hit targets near Al Hasakah, where they destroyed Islamic State fighting positions, vehicles, mortar positions, heavy machine guns and a supply point.

There were also air strikes near Ar Raqqah and Kobani, according to a military state.

In Iraq, forces struck targets near Bayji, Fallujah, Haditha, Mosul, Ramadi and Sinjar.