Syria Kurds say American joins fight against Islamic State

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By Tom Perry and Fiona Ortiz BEIRUT/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former American soldier has joined Kurdish forces fighting against Islamic State militants in **rthern Syria, a rare case of a lone U.S. citizen joining the fight against extremists in Syria. Jordan Matson of Wisconsin has joined the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), who are mainly battling advances by Islamic State militants close to Syria's borders with Turkey and Iraq, a spokesman for the Kurdish group said on Thursday. ...

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