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Bookmark or Share- The Women Who Fought to Defend Their Homes Against ISISBy October, ISIS had managed to back Azeema and Nowruz and their teammates into just a handful of square kilometers of the city. As far as weaponry went, the YPG and the YPJ had only AK‑47s, a...
- Women. Life. Freedom. Female fighters of Kurdistan | CNNIn Syria, the armed wing of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party is called the YPG (People’s Protection Units). Its female brigade is called the YPJ (Women’s Protection Units).
- How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISISIn the years-long battle to retake Northeastern Syria from ISIS, a small, but powerful band of fighters led the way, the women of the YPJ, a Syrian Kurdish force. They fought alongside their male...
- YPJ: Kurdish Women's Protection Units | The Kurdish ProjectThis rescue helped save thousands of Yazidis who had taken refuge on Mount Sinjar and fought thirst and hunger for months, including a large population of women and children. The Kurdish YPJ, Women's Protection Units, is an all-female Kurdish fighting force.
- 'Daughters of Kobani' tells story of all-women Kurdish combat units who ...Under U.S. tutelage, the YPJ was merged into the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in 2015. The book follows a handful of women involved with the YPJ throughout their...
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