RAS AL-AIN , Syria, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A 30,000-man Kurdish paramilitary force says it is ready to help defeat the Islamic State, seeking a part of Syria for a homeland.
The YPG or People's Protection Units -- an affiliate of a group regarded as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Turkey -- controls the Syrian town of Ras Al-Ain and intends to keep it as the start of an independent country for Kurds.