Syrian Coalition Criticizes Limiting the International Military Aid to the Syrian Kurds

Abdul Hakim Bashar, vice president of the Syrian Coalition, criticizes the strategy pursued by the United States in Syria for limiting the military aid to the Kurdish militants while still ignoring the Free Syrian Army though it has been battling ISIS for nearly a year. “The United States is arming and pushing some Syrian Kurdish armed factions in the battle against ISIS while ignoring the calls of the Syrian Arabs for military aid they need to fight ISIS. We are afraid that this policy will backfire, especially that the many of the disenfranchised Arab communities might have no other option but to resort to ISIS,” Bashar said. “We are also afraid that this policy might lead to Kurdish-Arabic conflict which would represent a setback to the Syrian revolution. We reiterate that the most feasible strategy to fight ISIS and shrink its social base is through supplying the Free Syrian Army with arms as the majority of the FSA fighters are Sunni Arabs who are spearheading that battle against ISIS.” (Source: Syrian Coalition)