Syrian Kurds join fight against militants

A political analyst says that Syrian Kurds blame foreign-backed insurgents for civilian killings and they are joining government forces to defend their territories, Press TV reports.

In an interview with Press TV on Friday, Radwan Rizk said that the Kurds “do not agree on anything” with militants groups and “have reached some kind of understanding with the government of Syria”.

The analysts said that Syrian Kurds would join the security forces to protect their territories from invasion of militant groups.

“They [Kurds] will be able to hold their territories and defend it. I think so they are able to because they are well-trained, well-armed and they are not agreeing on anything with the oppositions or taking any action or serious action against the government…,” he added.

On Thursday, clashes broke out between Syrian Kurds and militants from al-Nusra Front armed group, which crossed into Syria in three tanks via the Turkish border in an effort to take control of the town of Ras al-Ain.

Foreign-sponsored militants have launched similar attacks on the border town, targeting Syria’s Kurdish population.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the turmoil.

According to a UN report, militants from 29 countries have so far filtered into Syria to fight against the Damascus government, most of whom are extremist Salafists.

The Syrian government has repeatedly said that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and that a very large number of the militants operating in the country are foreign nationals.