In a bunker with a woman battlefield commander in Syria: ‘To be under the control of a patriarchal husband? I prefer to be here’
The commander said she couldn’t go outside without taking “precautions” because she could be hit by a Turkish drone. However, ...
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Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
The YPG has a female counterpart, the YPJ. Turkey sees the YPG as indistinguishable from the PKK. The Syrian Kurdish groups established a system of governance shaped by Ocalan's ideas in Kurdish ...
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'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall
Kurdish-led factions ... fight against IS - many volunteered in the all-female Women's Protection Units (YPJ). Entrances into Kobane are marked with checkpoints As we drive around the city ...
Moment airstrikes rain down as MailOnline's DAVID AVERRE drives through the ruins of Syrian cities laid to waste by ISIS
I travelled to Syria to visit Kobane and Raqqa, two cities once overrun by ISIS. I also witnessed firsthand the new chapter of violence engulfing this part of the world.
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'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall
Kurdish-led factions, supported by the US-led military coalition ... Women played a crucial role in the fight against IS - many volunteered in the all-female Women's Protection Units (YPJ). As we ...
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The Future of the Kurds
The new Kurdish assertiveness is evident not only in Iraq but also in Syria, where the YPJ, a Kurdish militia, has partnered with the U.S. military to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), Turkey ...