Matt Broomfield The all-female Syrian Kurdish fighting force, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), achieved worldwide fame in 2014 as they began to win a series of unlikely victories against ISIS ...

Hemrin Ali, an official in the Kurdish-led administration of northeastern Syria, told Reuters at Monday's rally: "Yes to supporting the YPJ. Yes to preserving the rights and gains of the women's ...

An all-female Kurdish force in northeast Syria rescued a 21-year-old Yazidi woman who had been held captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) for 11 years.

Ahmadi found herself on the battle front, armed and wearing the uniforms of the Kurdish fighters of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) in Syria.

After Tuesday's announcement that ISIS had been defeated, the Kurdish Women's Protection Units (YPJ) vowed to keep on fighting, many lamenting the 30 women they lost in the operation.

Anna Campbell, from Lewes, East Sussex, died on March 15 in Afrin while with the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units, the YPJ, the BBC said. It is feared she was killed by Turkish air strikes.

The all-female Syrian Kurdish fighting force, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), achieved worldwide fame in 2014 as it began to win a series of unlikely victories against ISIS, launching an ...