Factbox-Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
The YPG has a female counterpart, the YPJ. Turkey sees the YPG as indistinguishable from the PKK. The Syrian Kurdish groups ...
National Review8 年
The Unknown American Heroes of Syria’s Civil War
but the group’s rapid growth and aura of invincibility were be shattered in Kobanî by the heroic fighters of the YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Units) and YPJ (Women’s Protection Units).
The Straits Times1 个月
Syrian Kurdish groups influenced by jailed militant Ocalan
The YPG has a female counterpart, the YPJ. Turkey sees the YPG as indistinguishable from the PKK. The Syrian Kurdish groups established a system of governance shaped by Ocalan's ideas in Kurdish ...