From 20112012, a poster from the Something Awful forums taught himself emergency medicine, purchased combat gear, and flew to Libya and Syria in order to document and fight in two civil wars. This is the story of Kevin Dawes.

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Sources:

NPR Interview:
https://www.npr.org/2011/10/24/141646...

GQ Article:
https://www.gqmagazine.co.uk/article...

Kevin’s Blog: https://steemit.com/syria/@kpatrickda...

Washington Post Article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...

Bellingcat:
https://www.bellingcat.com/


Music credits:
“Night Music” by Kevin MacLeod
"Ether Oar" by The Whole Other
"Fairy Meeting" by Emily A. Sprague

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