Syria Kurds say US decision to arm them will hasten IS defeat

US forces accompanied by Kurdish People’s Protection Units fighters near the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah on the border with Turkey on April 28, 2017 (AFP Photo/DELIL SOULEIMAN)
MoreHasakeh (Syria) (AFP) – Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria said Wednesday that the “historic” US decision to provide them with arms and military equipment would speed up the jihadists’ defeat.
Washington said Tuesday it would provide weapons and equipmen