A Colorado man fighting alongside Kurdish militia forces against ISIS was killed last week, his family confirmed to CNN. Jordan MacTaggart, 22, was killed in the early morning hours of August 3 during a battle inside the Syrian city of Manbij, which had been the focus of intense fighting. He was in battle alongside a militia called the YPG, also known as the People's Protection Unit, and this was his second trip to Syria with the group. "Our son made a clear-minded, well-researched decision to travel to Syria and join forces with the YPG -- a Kurdish militia made up of male and female civilians. All volunteers organized and determined to fight the evil that is ISIS," his parents and sister said in a statement to CNN. The parents said they hope people will understand about "the women and children he helped abroad... and we are so proud. We supported his joining of the YPG and fighting against ISIS." "Jordan admired the Kurds from afar and grew to love them as a people and eventually hi