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.
Statements (47)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces