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"Female Protection Forces of the Land Between the Two Rivers"
« on: December 22, 2015, 09:00:21 PM »
Christian women in Syria have formed a militia to fight ISIS.  They're only about 50 strong so far, but they're growing:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/female-protection-forces-of-the-land-between-two-rivers-all-female-syrian-christian-fighters-take-on-a6772136.html

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The creation of the group follows in the more established footsteps of the country’s other main female fighting force, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), a faction of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).

According to the AFP news agency, the group recently recaptured the town of Hol, a strategic location for Isis on a key route between Syria and Iraq.The Women’s Protection Units told CNN recently “Isis is afraid of girls”, and more female fighters could be an advantage against the jihadists.

One of their commanders said: “They believe if someone from Daesh [Isis] is killed by a girl, a Kurdish girl, they won’t go to heaven.”

Also:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/christian-female-fighters-take-on-the-islamic-state-in-syria/

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