A British man from Bournemouth who was fighting against Islamic State forces in Syria has died, according to his mother.

Former IT worker and painter Jac Holmes, 24, had been volunteering with Kurdish YPG forces since leaving the UK in January 2015.

He died on Monday while clearing land mines, his mother Angie Blannin said, who added she was "extremely proud" of her son.

He was part of a four-man sniper unit.

At one point in 2016 he was detained in a Kurdish-held region of northern Iraq after crossing the border with Syria, on his way home from fighting. He and two fellow fighters were subsequently released.

Asked how much training he had been given as a civilian volunteer with no military background, Holmes told viewers during a Facebook Livestream on 4 October: "Not very much. I learned how to strip weapons, shot a few rounds, ran around a bit, that's about it."

Holmes featured in the 2015 Channel 4 documentary Frontline: The Brits Battling ISIS.

During his three tours with the YPG up until his death, his mother said he had fought in every major battle, had at times been surrounded by Islamic State fighters and had suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and three cracked ribs.

She added: "He was a boy when he went, but my God, he definitely died a man and I am extremely proud of him. All my family are incredibly proud."