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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