Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "시리아 민주군" in Korean language version.
Along with their American counterparts, Emirati special forces are said to be training elements of the opposition. They constitute a kind of Arab guarantee among the Syrian Democratic Forces - an umbrella group dominated by the Kurds of the PYD, on whom the US are relying to fight IS on the ground.
Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. helped pay the stipends for the Syrian fighters the U.S. is supporting