EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with former Islamic State member -Your Middle East October 7, 2014 by Fulcrum Islamic State (IS) member "Sherko Omer" would now be a dead jihadist hadn’t he surrendered to the pro-Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northeast Syria earlier this year. Journalist Rozh Ahmad met him to learn more about the experience. Your Middle East. 28 September 2014 FulcrumShareTweetShare