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British actor who abandoned his Hollywood career to fight ISIS in Syria says British troops should be sent to 'end this fight much quicker'
Actor went to fight alongside Kurdish forces in battle against ISIS
He has called for British military involvement to help dislodge the group
51-year-old spoke of the violent scenes he has witnessed in Middle East
He denies claims by fellow fighters he went there to seek publicity
A British actor who says he has abandoned his Hollywood career to fight Islamic State in Syria has called for UK troops to be sent to the war-torn country.
Michael Enright, who appeared in Pirates Of The Caribbean alongside Johnny Depp, said the intervention of British armed forces would 'end this fight much quicker'.
The 51-year-old, originally from Manchester, claims he has been fighting with the Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) for the last four months.
Michael Enright, an actor who joined Kurdish forces fighting ISIS, has called for British military support
He says his band for fighters currently has no heavy weapons and says military help would 'end this fight'
Mr Enright said: 'We know for every one of us out here against Isis from England or America or the West, there's probably 10 to 20 who have joined Isis.
'I've come across dead Isis all the time. Nine times out of 10 we don't bury them. We don't cut their heads off like they do us.
'We just leave them where they fall most of the time. Sometimes they're beheaded because they get eaten by dogs.'
Mr Enright said it was now 'vital' for the British government to do more to support the fight against Islamic State.
Asked whether he would like to see British troops on the ground in Syria, he replied: 'Personally yes, because it would end this fight much quicker.
'But I'm also British and I understand the English and American reticence to get involved in another Middle Eastern war.
'We have almost no heavy weapons. If we could get any kind of heavy weapons, that would be amazing.'
Enright with Tom Cruise. He didn't tell his friends he was going to Syria for fear they would try to stop him
Michael Enright, pictured with Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway, had an acting career before he headed to Syria
Former US soldier Jordan Matson, who is also fighting with the YPG, has called Mr Enright 'mentally unstable' and accused him of trying to sell his story to the media.
But the actor said claims that he was seeking publicity were 'baloney'.
Despite having no military training, he said he travelled to Syria without telling his mother and sister because he did not want them to talk him out of it.
'This is the most important thing I've ever done with my life,' Mr Enright said.
'There's no acting job that can come close to this. I made a commitment to stay here until we've beaten Isis and that's what I intend to do.
'I'm here fighting with these lads I have a bond with. These guys here would take a bullet for me. They're beautiful people. I love them.'
Michael Enright, seen playing a role in the TV series Agents of SHIELD, has been criticised by other fighters
Mr Enright said he had not had killed any Isis fighters himself, but he had filmed operations to clear villages held by the militant group.
Mr Enright said he decided to join the fight against Isis after journalist James Foley was beheaded by Mohammed Emwazi known as 'Jihadi John'.
'I was just appalled by the cowardice of that man to do that,' he said.
Actor went to fight alongside Kurdish forces in battle against ISIS
He has called for British military involvement to help dislodge the group
51-year-old spoke of the violent scenes he has witnessed in Middle East
He denies claims by fellow fighters he went there to seek publicity
A British actor who says he has abandoned his Hollywood career to fight Islamic State in Syria has called for UK troops to be sent to the war-torn country.
Michael Enright, who appeared in Pirates Of The Caribbean alongside Johnny Depp, said the intervention of British armed forces would 'end this fight much quicker'.
The 51-year-old, originally from Manchester, claims he has been fighting with the Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) for the last four months.
Michael Enright, an actor who joined Kurdish forces fighting ISIS, has called for British military support
He says his band for fighters currently has no heavy weapons and says military help would 'end this fight'
Mr Enright said: 'We know for every one of us out here against Isis from England or America or the West, there's probably 10 to 20 who have joined Isis.
'I've come across dead Isis all the time. Nine times out of 10 we don't bury them. We don't cut their heads off like they do us.
'We just leave them where they fall most of the time. Sometimes they're beheaded because they get eaten by dogs.'
Mr Enright said it was now 'vital' for the British government to do more to support the fight against Islamic State.
Asked whether he would like to see British troops on the ground in Syria, he replied: 'Personally yes, because it would end this fight much quicker.
'But I'm also British and I understand the English and American reticence to get involved in another Middle Eastern war.
'We have almost no heavy weapons. If we could get any kind of heavy weapons, that would be amazing.'
Enright with Tom Cruise. He didn't tell his friends he was going to Syria for fear they would try to stop him
Michael Enright, pictured with Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway, had an acting career before he headed to Syria
Former US soldier Jordan Matson, who is also fighting with the YPG, has called Mr Enright 'mentally unstable' and accused him of trying to sell his story to the media.
But the actor said claims that he was seeking publicity were 'baloney'.
Despite having no military training, he said he travelled to Syria without telling his mother and sister because he did not want them to talk him out of it.
'This is the most important thing I've ever done with my life,' Mr Enright said.
'There's no acting job that can come close to this. I made a commitment to stay here until we've beaten Isis and that's what I intend to do.
'I'm here fighting with these lads I have a bond with. These guys here would take a bullet for me. They're beautiful people. I love them.'
Michael Enright, seen playing a role in the TV series Agents of SHIELD, has been criticised by other fighters
Mr Enright said he had not had killed any Isis fighters himself, but he had filmed operations to clear villages held by the militant group.
Mr Enright said he decided to join the fight against Isis after journalist James Foley was beheaded by Mohammed Emwazi known as 'Jihadi John'.
'I was just appalled by the cowardice of that man to do that,' he said.