article_snippet.sent: But the U.S. military isn't the only contingent of Western forces in the region -- dozens of foreigners, including Americans, have volunteered to take the fight to ISIS.
article_snippet.sent: While it is difficult to say how many foreign volunteers are fighting ISIS, a spokesman for a Kurdish militia fighting against how many foreign volunteers in Syria -- known as the YPG -- told the New York Times how many foreign volunteers forces include more than 100 American citizens.
article_snippet.sent: But foreign fighters aren't universally welcomed by those opposing ISIS'.
article_snippet.sent: The Peshmerga, the military wing of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) that has been one of the most effective counterbalances to ISIS' expansion, has said foreign fighters don't want or need foreign fighters, according to Bradbury.
article_snippet.sent: The information I've been getting back is that there's very little use for (Western fighters) on the front lines, especially on the KRG side -- foreign fighters have significant numbers of personnel -- it's a source of Kurdish pride for foreign fighters to rise up in scenarios like this.
article_snippet.sent: foreign fighters more need the development assistance.
article_snippet.sent: ISIS is keen to play up religious and sectarian divisions in order to create the perception that they are the Sunni protectors of a persecuted underclass, sending non-Arab troops into the battlefield -- even in a support role -- could play into that divisive rhetoric.
highlights_snippet.sent: Foreign fighters are increasingly signing up to fight ISIS on the front lines .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: For some of the jihadist group's foes, foreign fighters are not welcome comrades .
  