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, ...
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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Kurds Would Be Foolish to Trust Turkey’s Peace
It was armed People’s Defense Units (YPG) and their all-female compatriots (YPJ) who defeated the siege ... the main prison complex in which Islamic State fighters and their family members ...
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"We are resisting on Tishreen Dam and the Qarqozaq Bridge with spirit of Nowruz”
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Women's Protection Units (YPJ) fighters who congratulated Leader Abdullah Ocalan on Newroz this year and welcomed Newroz in the spirit of March 8 spoke to ANHA ...
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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 ... in December confirmed for the first time that PKK fighters had come to Syria to support his forces during ...
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North-east Syria at crossroads following Assad’s fall and call to disarm PKK
The snaking tunnels beneath Kobani hold no mysteries for Commander Zanarin Kobani of the YPJ, the women’s unit ... As a female fighter, she is specifically worried that women's rights will ...