The most probable ISIS commander reaction after fighting an all female battalion? "Well... shit!"[ARANews] Al-Bab – Al-Bab Military Council, which was founded last August with support of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced on Monday the establishment of an all-female battalion. This comes amid continuous military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) near the al-Bab city in northern Syria.
The step was reportedly inspired by the experience of the Kurdish-led Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), which have been combatting ISIS in northern Syria for years.
The newly-established all-female battalion within the al-Bab Military Council aims to fight ISIS and other radical groups in al-Bab.
Amhan, a female fighter in the al-Bab Military Council, told ARA News that she has joined the all-female battalion in order to support the efforts of eliminating ISIS in the region.
“I have joined the council with a belief in the necessity of liberating our territory from ISIS,” she said. “This terrorist group has killed and displaced many of our people in al-Bab.”
Akrin is also a new member of the al-Bab Military Council. She told ARA News that she decided to join the council after suffering from ISIS atrocities in al-Bab city.
“When ISIS invaded al-Bab city, they detained my brother and killed him. I have been criticising the practices of ISIS for a long time. I have been arrested and tortured several times at the hands of ISIS terrorists,” she said. “An ISIS female jihadist was responsible for torturing me in a very brutal way.”
“I’ve joined the newly-established all-female battalion in the military council in order to fight those terrorists and free our people and land,” she told ARA News.
The al-Bab Military Council, which includes several rebel battalions, was established after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and allied Manbij Military Council liberated the nearby city of Manbij from ISIS last August. The council has been trying to extend its ranks, which now also include an all-women battalion.
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