We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
The Secular Foreign Fighters of the West in Syria.
- Authors
ORTON, KYLE
- Abstract
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) operates under the names of the Democratic Union Party and the People's Protection Units in Syria. The PKK is registered as a terrorist group by most western governments, the European Union and Turkey, where it originated as a separatist organization. Nonetheless, the YPG has been the partner of the United Statesled coalition in Syria against the ISIS. The strengthening of the YPG/PKK and its political messaging has brought in a flow of western foreign fighters. Some of these fighters are now returning to their homelands with indications that they are bringing security problems with them.
- Subjects
SYRIA; PARTIYA Karkeren Kurdistane; YEKINEYEN Parastina Gel (Kurdish military group); HRVATSKA demokratska zajednica (Political party : Croatia); TERRORISM; ISLAMIC State (Organization); EUROPEAN Union
- Publication
Insight Turkey, 2018, Vol 20, Issue 3, p157
- ISSN
1302-177X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25253/99.2018203.12