Rudaw – The American public has come to know Jordan Matson as a prominent foreign volunteer fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Rojava, the Kurdish word for a part of eastern Syria inhabited by ethnic Kurds.

The 28-year-old from Wisconsin is an ex-US Army soldier who has been fighting for the militia known as the Kurdish Protection Units, or YPG, since September.

Matson spoke with Rudaw on April 21.

Rudaw: Tell us about your military service in the US army, your normal lifeyou’re your activities before joining the YPG.

Jordan Matson: My name is Jordan Matson. I was airborne infantry in the United States Army for three years. I did not deploy. I worked third shift in a food distribution center before I came here. ... Tovább »