-
KIRKUK, Kurdistan Region – More than one hundred foreign volunteers are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) on the Kirkuk front lines.
Tony, a former lieutenant in the Swedish army, is one of these volunteers who has been in Kurdistan since September last year. He is commander of the Peshmerga volunteers now.
“I wanted to join the Peshmerga because the Kurdish people, back in Sweden recommended (me) to join the Peshmerga,” Tony said.
He told Rudaw that the Kurdish Peshmerga as well as the Kurds are “really brave.”
According to Peshmerga commanders, many foreigners want to join the Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS.
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment