She says a big reason for why Russia and the United States have started to support the Kurds is because of the Rojava-Islamist conflict.[1] Hozat denies that weapons that the U.S. give to the People's Protection Units (YPG) are going to the PKK in Turkey. Hozat explains that the PKK has never had trouble getting weapons and that the Turkish government is attempting to smear the YPG.[7]