ALOUK, Syria — In the northeast of Syria, near the border with Turkey, Kurdish fighters of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) captured the Arab village of Alouk, close to the Kurdish-Arab inhabited city of Ras al-Ain (in Kurdish known as Serekaniye) from al-Qaeda-linked groups after on Sept. 14-18. The Arab villagers are thankful for the YPG support. “If there was no YPG, none of us would be here,” said villager Abu Hamza Kamal.
Syrian Arab Village Welcomes Kurdish Fighters
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