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From Iraq’s Chaos to the Frontlines Against ISIS with the YPG | Dan Meally | Ep. 405

April 4, 2026·3h 6m·3-min readinterviewhistory
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Dan Mealy, a former British infantryman, volunteered with the Kurdish YPG in Syria to fight ISIS after disillusionment with the British military’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he witnessed institutional failures, cultural disconnects, and the human cost of counterinsurgency. His jo

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Dan Mealy

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Dan MealyJack MurphyJames Kirby

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Matt Horneby Karl MalandusWar Storyby Jim Morris

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Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsMilitary History

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