Dozens of foreign fighters joined Kurdish YPG to fight ISIS

(IraqiNews.com) On Sunday, the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria revealed that, dozens of foreign fighters have joined the People’s Protection Units (YPG) to fight ISIS militants in the Syrian town of Kobani.

PYD delegate in Iraq’s Kurdistan, Gharib Hassu stated for IraqiNews, “Dozens of foreign volunteers recently joined the YPG fighters and fought in different areas where clashes are taking place in northern Syria. Most of the foreign volunteers who have joined the YPG are from Europe and the number of foreign fighters is expectantly growing.”