WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA) : THE PRO IRAN ILLUSION OF PYD IS FADING AWAY THERE

Salih Muslim denies accusing Iran of backing ISIS fighters

25-3-2014 – Kurdpress  – The co-leader of Syria pro-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) Salih Muslim denied he had accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of backing the jihadist forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) that are fighting against the Kurds in Syria Kurdish regions.

“I have not said that Iran is backing the ISIS. All are well aware that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and recently Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have given weapons, including tanks, to them (the jihadists),” Muslim told Kurdpress on phone today, denying recent reports quoting him that he has accused Tehran government of backing the extremist forces. Recent reports quoted Salih during a speech at a Newroz ceremony in Dusseldorf, as saying Iran, Turkey and Syria have been working against the Kurds of Syria by helping the ISIS.