- Hussein Kocher, the 40-year-old local commander of the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, in his makeshift command center in Ras al-Ain, Syria. His group wants to assist the U.S. in battling Islamic State in exchange for recognition of their control of towns and village in largely Kurdish areas of northern Syria.
- Sam Dagher
The Wall Street Journal’s Sam Dagher has been reporting inside Syria, speaking with Kurdish fighters who have taken up the battle against Islamic State, and other militants. (Read the complete story.)
He has been sharing images from the region, and on Thursday he conducted a Twitter Q&A about his reporting. Excerpts are below.
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