In July of 2013 American Eric Harroun travelled to Syria to fight against the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. He would wind up arrested by the FBI on terrorism-related charges. This is Eric's story in his own words. Check out the VICE News beta for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Producers: Robert Young Pelton Spencer Chumbley Kaj Larsen Ky Henderson Camera: Spencer Chumbley