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So. Fla. Man Says He Plans to Take on ISIS

ISIS is one of the deadliest terror groups and a South Florida man says he's ready to take them on.

Miami native Suleiman Yousef is a firearms expert, a security specialist and a mixed martial arts fighter.

He thinks ISIS is the worst and there's a burning desire inside of him to do something about what they are doing.

"If you are on that side and you are the one getting... your child got kidnapped or your husband got shot or your wife got beheaded I'm pretty sure you are going to want somebody to come and save you," Yousef said.

Yousef and about a dozen specialists from South Florida are training to go fight the terrorist group. His plan is to go from town to town in ISIS controlled areas.

"What they lack is leadership they don't have that leadership, so what we can provide is a good solid base and give them that backbone to stand up," he said.

Yousef was raised Muslim and Catholic but now he said he doesn't believe in religion.

He knows his look is intimidating. He has a beard and tattoos, especially the tattoo that's an invitation to cut his throat, a taunt he says, to anybody, including ISIS, interested in challenging his mission to help.

"You need to stand up for what you believe in and you need to stand up for people who can't do it themselves," he said. "And if I can be an example for the next person to stand up for themselves then I did my job."

Yousef's group consists of three teams, six members each. For safety and security reasons, he will not say exactly when or where they are going.

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