A US citizen, Jordan Matson, has joined the Kurdish People's Defence Units
(YPG) ranks in Syrian Kurdistan in order to fight against Islamic State IS
jihadi militants Photo: ANF
Posted on 10/01/2014 8:23:27 AM PDT by GonzoII
QAMISHLO, Syrian Kurdistan,— A US citizen, Jordan Matson, has joined the Kurdish People's Defence Units (YPG) ranks in Syrian Kurdistan in order to fight against Islamic State IS jihadi militants, receiving the code-name “Serdar”. Matson was slightly injured when a mortar shell landed near him in a clash in which 8 IS militants were killed. Matson says he is very content with the attention he receives in the YPG.
A US citizen from Wisconsin has joined the YPG ranks, which already includes many people from different ethnic groups in Syria and the Middle East in general.
Matson says he had informed himself about the struggle of the YPG against the IS militants through the internet in recent times, although he already had information about the Kurdish people. Matson says he decided to join the YPG as he preferred to do something rather than nothing.
Matson says the YPG is a bigger organisation than he previously thought it to be and adds that he is happy that he has gained acceptance so quickly in the YPG. Matson says he has been involved in the struggle with his unit for a week, adding that he has started to learn Kurdish.
(Excerpt) Read more at ekurd.net ...
He doesn;t have a beard.
A Wisconsonite joins the Kurds to fight ISIS.
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What an a55hole - hope they put one just between his eyebrows - that will take that “I’m a tough jihadi” look off his face. I hate traitors.
You have to appreciate his desire to do something, rather than nothing. With our present leadership, nutcases can run through the White House.
You an ISIS supporter? The kid is fighting ISIS.
Must be my own reading comprehension problem today - I misunderstood - I though he was a jihadist himself.
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