Women's Protection Units
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The Women's Protection Units (YPJ) are an all-female Kurdish militia renowned for their frontline role in the Syrian Civil War and the fight against ISIS, as well as their advocacy of gender equality and feminist principles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women’s Protection Units | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kurdish organization
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all-female armed group ⓘ military organization ⓘ militia ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
International Coalition against ISIS
NERFINISHED
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People's Protection Units NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Democratic Union Party (Syria)
NERFINISHED
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Kurdistan Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Rojava conflict
NERFINISHED
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Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
2013
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Syrian Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of Kurdish-inhabited areas in northern Syria
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establishment of gender equality in society ⓘ promotion of women's liberation ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Arîn Mîrkan
NERFINISHED
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Asia Ramazan Antar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nesrin Abdullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrainingFocus |
feminist consciousness-raising
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military training ⓘ political education ⓘ |
| ideology |
Kurdish nationalism
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democratic confederalism ⓘ feminism ⓘ gender equality ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal |
icon of Kurdish female fighters
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symbol of women's resistance against ISIS ⓘ |
| nativeName | Yekîneyên Parastina Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Deir ez-Zor (2017–2019)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Raqqa (2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Kobanî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Rojava
NERFINISHED
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northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
NERFINISHED
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Syrian government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish-backed Syrian rebel groups ⓘ |
| partOf | Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom |
Arab women
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Assyrian women ⓘ Kurdish women ⓘ |
| shortName | YPJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | green flag with yellow triangle and red star ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Women’s Protection Units
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces