Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to the Kurdish frontline in Iraq to observe British troops helping train  local fighters battling ISIS. The Mayor of London's visit to the Kurdistan region is said to have been prompted by the recent increased threat level in the British capital. During his visit, Mr Johnson lay side-by-side in the mud with Peshmerga fighters, joining them in their shooting practice near the Kurdish capital Erbil in Iraq. Scroll down for video Point and shoot: Boris Johnson takes aim with an AK47 during a visit  to the see the British Troops training the Peshmerga near the frontline, while on a visit to the Kurdish region of Iraq
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Boris Johnson has visited the frontline where Kurdish troops fight ISIS
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Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment are training the Peshmerga in Iraq
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The Mayor joined in the training and was seen aiming an AK47
A source said: 'He wants to see first hand the work being done to keep @placeholder at bay, the same ISIS that wants to send back terrorists who would blow themselves up in London given half a chance.'