Louis Park became Facebook famous after posting: “Just caught my first Pokémon on the Mosul front line by Teleskuf. Daesh come challenge me to a Pokémon battle.”

He told BuzzFeed he is a huge Pokémon fan: “The anime, the card game, all the games that came out. I still have an emulator on my phone of the old game.”

The marine veteran told the site that playing Pokémon on the frontline is not as dangerous as it seems, revealing: “Most days it’s just holding your post.”

He added: “There’s not a lot of people playing near me, but there’s Pokestops and gyms. I caught a Zubat in the market today.”

There have been a number of strange Pokémon Go incidents reported since the augmented reality game’s release.

One man searching for Pokémon at 3am got caught up in a 'drug deal' mix-up.

The 40-year-old Reddit user explained that he couldn’t sleep and later encountered ‘two sketchy looking dudes’ on his Pokémon catching adventure.

“There is a little park a few blocks from me that had like three pokestops and a gym, so I wandered over there to see what the game could offer,” he explained. Then things started to get very strange.

In Wyoming, a teenager stumbled upon a dead body in a river while playing the new smartphone game.

Pokémon Go | The risks of playing the game

Robberies or abduction

A group of 11 youngsters were robbed in in Missouri after criminals sent a beacon to a secluded area by using the game’s location technology to create a signal at a “Pokéstop” - a location that players can visit to replenish in-game supplies. Fears are now building that the game could be used by paedophiles to lure children into remote areas.

Personal injury

A number of players have reported injuring themselves while using the game. The main concerns here involve children not looking as they cross the road and wandering away from their parents into hazardous locations where they may hurt themselves.

Nasty findings

In the US, trying to catch Pokemon led a teenager to a dead body in a river.

Data theft

Fake versions of the game are designed by criminals who want to steal people’s data, experts are warning. Consumers who download versions containing malware risk the entire contents of their phone being stolen