People's Protection Units

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The People's Protection Units (YPG) are a predominantly Kurdish militia from northern Syria known for their key role in fighting ISIS and defending Kurdish-majority regions during the Syrian Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kurdish militia
militia
abbreviation YPG NERFINISHED
accusation being Syrian offshoot of the PKK
accusedBy Turkey NERFINISHED
alliedWith International Coalition against ISIL NERFINISHED
Syriac Military Council NERFINISHED
United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Women's Protection Units NERFINISHED
associatedWith Democratic Union Party NERFINISHED
Kurdistan Workers' Party NERFINISHED
conflict Rojava conflict NERFINISHED
Syrian Civil War NERFINISHED
War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED
controls parts of Afrin Region (until 2018)
parts of Jazira Region
parts of Kobani Region
country Syria
designationStatusInEuropeanUnion not designated as terrorist organization
designationStatusInTurkey terrorist organization (by Turkish government)
designationStatusInUnitedStates not designated as terrorist organization
foundedIn 2011
governingAuthority Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria NERFINISHED
hasWing Women's Protection Units NERFINISHED
ideology Kurdish nationalism
democratic confederalism
left-wing politics
includesMembersFrom Arab communities
Assyrian communities
nativeLanguage Kurdish
nativeName Yekîneyên Parastina Gel NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Hasakah (2015) NERFINISHED
Battle of Raqqa (2017) NERFINISHED
Battle of Tel Abyad (2015) NERFINISHED
Siege of Kobani NERFINISHED
operatesIn Rojava NERFINISHED
northern Syria NERFINISHED
partOf Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED
primaryLanguageOfCommand Kurdish
primaryOpponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED
Syrian opposition groups NERFINISHED
Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED
al-Nusra Front NERFINISHED
recruitmentBase Kurdish population of northern Syria
role main armed force of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
symbol yellow flag with red star
trainingSupportFrom United States Special Operations Forces NERFINISHED

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PYD alliedWith People's Protection Units
AANES associatedWith People's Protection Units
Battle of Kobani defender People's Protection Units
SDF dominantComponent People's Protection Units
subject surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces
Democratic Union Party hasWing People's Protection Units
Kurdish militias include People's Protection Units
Operation Euphrates Shield opponent People's Protection Units
Operation Olive Branch opposedBy People's Protection Units