--- description: A woman who said she was Douglas McAuthur McCain's aunt confirmed that he had "passed" title: Syria: American Killed Fighting for ISIS image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99457ef335c79e6c/6986a0f613c79fc3b01939b6/isis-douglas-mcauthur-mccain-american-jihadi.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Syria](/tag/syria/) ## Syria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # American Extremist Killed Fighting for ISIS Terrorists by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 26, 2014 4:58 PM CUT  Douglas Mcauthur McCain Douglas Mcauthur McCainFacebook by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 26, 2014 4:58 PM CUT The battle in itself seemed tragically normal. Two Syrian opposition groups fought and there were heavy casualties on both sides. Then victorious rebels rifled through the pockets of the dead. One contained about $800 in cash — and an American passport. Douglas McAuthur McCain, of San Diego was killed over the weekend fighting for the [Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS)](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/iraq-turmoil/islamic-state-declares-caliphate-seizes-osama-bin-ladens-dream-n144221 "undefined"), according to the Free Syrian Army. Photos of McCain’s passport and of his body — which feature a distinctive neck tattoo — have been seen by NBC News. [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News.](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-douglas-mcauthur-mccain-dies-fighting-isis-syria-n189081?cid=par-time-article%5F20140826 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3182176/american-extremist-killed-fighting-for-isis-terrorists/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3182176/american-extremist-killed-fighting-for-isis-terrorists/"},"headline":"American Extremist Killed Fighting for ISIS Terrorists","datePublished":"2014-08-26T16:58:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:51:52.987Z","description":"A woman who said she was Douglas McAuthur McCain's aunt confirmed that he had \"passed\"","url":"https://time.com/3182176/american-extremist-killed-fighting-for-isis-terrorists/","keywords":["Syria"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99457ef335c79e6c/6986a0f613c79fc3b01939b6/isis-douglas-mcauthur-mccain-american-jihadi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99457ef335c79e6c/6986a0f613c79fc3b01939b6/isis-douglas-mcauthur-mccain-american-jihadi.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"isis-douglas-mcauthur-mccain-american-jihadi","caption":"Douglas Mcauthur McCain","creditText":"Facebook","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/syria/","name":"Syria"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3182176/american-extremist-killed-fighting-for-isis-terrorists/","name":"American Extremist Killed Fighting for ISIS Terrorists"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Did ISIS Blow Up Jonah’s Tomb?","description":"As many continue to wonder whether Sunni militants will try to fight their way to Baghdad, sources say ISIS just took out one of the most sacred religious relics in Iraq.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/lLnXibiV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-25T17:35:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/lLnXibiV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3182176/american-extremist-killed-fighting-for-isis-terrorists/","duration":"PT2M20S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3182176/american-extremist-killed-fighting-for-isis-terrorists/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```