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| Kurd Wimmin to fight in Raqqa |
| 2016-11-09 |
| [ARA News] Kobane – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched on November 6th a new military operation against the Islamic State’s (ISIS) capital, Raqqa, and have so far liberated several areas north of Raqqa Governorate. Several military factions are participating in the battle, known as the Euphrates Wrath Operation, among them the all-female Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ). Nisrin Abdullah, the YPJ’s Official Spokesperson, told ARA News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that their participation in the Raqqa campaign is aimed to free the people of Raqqa from ISIS suppression, especially the women. “The Women’s Protection Units is one of the main factions participating in the anti-ISIS battle for Raqqa,” she said. “The YPJ units have experience in combat and military operations. We will play an effective role in the Raqqa campaign.” “The Raqqa operation is highly important for us. Raqqa is different from any other city, as it represents the capital of the ISIS self-declared caliphate,” Nisrin told ARA News. According to the Kurdish official, the YPJ is participating in the battle for Raqqa in response to a call by the women of Raqqa. “We assure them that we will fight, at the frontline, until liberating Raqqa,” she said. “The YPJ has participated in most of the military campaigns in Rojava and northern Syria. Our women have joined the frontline and fought heavy battles. The YPJ has always played a leading role, especially in the fight against ISIS and in the liberation movement,” Nisrin said. “We have earlier fought for Manbij and participated in liberating its people, especially the women, from suppression by ISIS terrorists. Later on we handed the city over to its people and we retreated towards our headquarters,” she said. The YPJ spokesperson told ARA News that liberating Raqqa would mean defeating ISIS. “This liberation would break down the radical group’s will and eventually lead to its collapse. However, this won’t be an easy battle, as ISIS has for long worked on fortifying the city. We expect this enemy to be highly prepared to fight for its main stronghold in Syria,” she said. “We are freedom fighters, and we won’t stop until liberating our people from terror groups,” she concluded. Video report at the link |
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