YPG
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The YPG (People's Protection Units) is a predominantly Kurdish militia in northern Syria that became a leading component of the anti-ISIS coalition and the core of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurdish YPG forces within the SDF | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
militia ⓘ |
| abbreviation | YPG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accusedBy | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedAffiliation | PKK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance |
Syrian Democratic Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
US-led international coalition against ISIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | PYD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
parts of Aleppo Governorate
ⓘ
parts of Deir ez-Zor Governorate ⓘ parts of Hasakah Governorate ⓘ parts of Raqqa Governorate ⓘ |
| coreOf | Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationByTurkey | terrorist organization ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Kurdish ⓘ |
| femaleCounterpart | Women's Protection Units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| fullName | People's Protection Units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFemaleWing | YPJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Kurdish nationalism
ⓘ
democratic confederalism ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ |
| militaryStructure | people's militia ⓘ |
| nativeName | Yekîneyên Parastina Gel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
Battle of Kobani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation to capture Manbij NERFINISHED ⓘ Raqqa campaign (2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ahrar al-Sham
NERFINISHED
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ISIS NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State group NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State of Iraq and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Jabhat al-Nusra NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Arab Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups ⓘ Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Nusra Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalWing |
Democratic Union Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PYD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation |
Rojava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Kurdish ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | major Kurdish armed faction in the Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
US-led coalition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
some Western countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces
this entity surface form:
Kurdish YPG forces within the SDF