ZitatChristian foreign fighters deserting Kurdish YPG in Syria because they're 'damn Reds'
Volunteers with the Kurdish group have warned of an exodus to other militias over the group's left-wing views
US volunteer Jordan Matson with YPG fighters in Syria (Jordan Matson/Facebook) By MEE staff Published date: 7 August 2017 12:14 UTC | Last update: 2 years 2 months ago 37.2K
Foreign volunteers fighting the Islamic State (IS) are leaving the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and joining other militia’s due to the group’s left-wing socialist ideology.
According to foreign fighters quoted by AFP, an exodus is currently underway of US and other Western volunteers from the YPG due their left-wing stance, with one US army veteran – referred to as “Scott” – claiming he decided not to join after finding out they were a “bunch of damn Reds.”
Another British volunteer named Alan Duncan also said he had left the YPG, who are based in the Syrian Kurdistan region also known as Rojava, because of their leftist views and said he knew a number of other people were planning to leave soon for the same reason....