YPG

Keep in mind that it isn’t any secret that US Special Forces are in country, the White House has been very transparent that 50, and later 250, SOF personnel were being deployed there to assist the YPG in their fight against ISIS.

The ground force, under SDF and YPG Command, has sent forth approximately 25,000 Kurdish and Syrian guerilla fighters.

Free Syrian Army (FSA,), Mountain Hawks Brigade, are making interesting use of Saudi Arabian, and U.S. supplied; Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided TOW Weapon Systems. The cost of a TOW missile system is $58,908.00 a shot, but that’s money well spent in comparison to the Congressional approval of a $300,787.00, NOAA Party Yacht. We could have funded at […]

The Kurdish freedom fighters of the YPG (People’s Protection Units) have been fighting and dying in their war against ISIS in Syria. They’ve put up a noble fight to the utmost of their ability. They are competent on the battlefield and are seeking to establish a democratic state in Rojava. But as easy as it […]

In the footage, troops are clearly behind the lines, as they are operating from recently constructed berms. One soldier is likely operating a Leupold Mk.4 spotting scope on a tripod, while the soldier in front of him is pointing an LA-16U handheld laser marker. The spotting scope contains crosshairs that would give the observer the […]

The Peshmerga Dizha Tiror, (Counter Terrorism Group) was established through the guidance and training of Delta Force and the British SAS. The selection and training for Dizha Tiror, was based on the experience of Delta Force and the SAS, but was tailored to meet the unique the mission set of the Kurdish Counter Terrorism Group.   A […]

I find that laughter is indeed the best medicine and really does strengthen the soul, one’s sanity, and unit cohesion.

A mercenary is traditionally defined as a person “primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics,” but I feel that’s incorrect.

Despite the hype and panic in the media, it does appear that the noose is slowly tightening around ISIS. The question remaining is what will Syria look like after ISIS is destroyed?

YPJ Kurdish female fighters are sending ISIS to Hell one bullet at a time.

Although Musa, a Kurd who served with the YPG for three years as a sniper, is reported to have been killed in 2015, he is still remembered by those who fought beside him.

Erwin Stran, a former Army MP and volunteer fighter with the Kurdish Peshmerga, sits down with SOFREP for an exclusive interview.