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Jordan Matson is a former U.S. Army infantryman and one of the first foreign volunteers to fight within the People's Protection Units, also known as the YPG (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) in Rojava, north Syria. Originally from Sturtevant, Wisconsin, Jordan left for Rojava to fight ISIS in October 2014. His reasons for doing so included dissatisfaction in his marriage but mainly frustration at the inaction by the U.S. government and the wider world. Matson told Fox6Now that he had grown up wanting to join the military and that "I was just done with it. Just done with watching these people die. And nothing being done about it". After being enlisted briefly in the U.S. military, he was sidelined, supposedly because of mental health issues. He claimed that he still wanted to contribute mi
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| dbo:abstract | Jordan Matson is a former U.S. Army infantryman and one of the first foreign volunteers to fight within the People's Protection Units, also known as the YPG (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) in Rojava, north Syria. Originally from Sturtevant, Wisconsin, Jordan left for Rojava to fight ISIS in October 2014. His reasons for doing so included dissatisfaction in his marriage but mainly frustration at the inaction by the U.S. government and the wider world. Matson told Fox6Now that he had grown up wanting to join the military and that "I was just done with it. Just done with watching these people die. And nothing being done about it". After being enlisted briefly in the U.S. military, he was sidelined, supposedly because of mental health issues. He claimed that he still wanted to contribute militarily to serving his country. Matson fought in Shingal, Iraq and Tell Tamer, northeastern Syria. He currently lives in Sweden with his wife and son. (en) Jordan Matson är en före detta infanterist i den amerikanska armén och var en av de första utländska frivilliga som kämpade för Folkets försvarsenheter, även känd som YPG (kurdiska: Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) i Rojava, norra Syrien. Matson är ursprungligen från , Wisconsin, varifrån han åkte i oktober 2014 för att bekämpa ISIS i Rojava. Matson säger att han åkte för att han var missnöjd med sitt äktenskap och frustrerad på den amerikanska regeringen och världens oförmåga att ingripa i inbördeskriget i Syrien. Matson berättade för Fox6Now att han under sin uppväxt haft en stor vilja att gå med i armén. Han sa vidare: "Jag har fått nog av dessa människor dör. Och ingenting görs åt det". Matson sökte till den amerikanska armén men blev inte antagen. Han bestämde att han ändå ville tjäna sitt land militärt. Matson stred i Shingal, Irak och , i nordöstra Syrien. Matson bor för närvarande (2015) i Sverige med sin fru och son, Verdi Matson och Kosta Leonidas Matson, som är döpt efter . Kostandinos Scurfield var en före detta menig i Storbritanniens marinkår och blev den första brittiska medborgaren som dödades i strider med IS-trupper i Syrien. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | Jordan Matson is a former U.S. Army infantryman and one of the first foreign volunteers to fight within the People's Protection Units, also known as the YPG (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) in Rojava, north Syria. Originally from Sturtevant, Wisconsin, Jordan left for Rojava to fight ISIS in October 2014. His reasons for doing so included dissatisfaction in his marriage but mainly frustration at the inaction by the U.S. government and the wider world. Matson told Fox6Now that he had grown up wanting to join the military and that "I was just done with it. Just done with watching these people die. And nothing being done about it". After being enlisted briefly in the U.S. military, he was sidelined, supposedly because of mental health issues. He claimed that he still wanted to contribute mi (en) Jordan Matson är en före detta infanterist i den amerikanska armén och var en av de första utländska frivilliga som kämpade för Folkets försvarsenheter, även känd som YPG (kurdiska: Yekîneyên Parastina Gel) i Rojava, norra Syrien. Matson är ursprungligen från , Wisconsin, varifrån han åkte i oktober 2014 för att bekämpa ISIS i Rojava. Matson stred i Shingal, Irak och , i nordöstra Syrien. (sv) |
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