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Free Women's Units
Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star (YJA STAR)
Dates of operation2004–present [1]
Active regions Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian, and Iranian Kurdistan
Ideology Democratic confederalism
Status Ongoing war with Turkish state [3] [4] [5]
Website www.yjastar.com
Former flag of the YJA STAR

The Free Women's Units ( Kurdish: Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star), shortened from the Kurdish name as YJA STAR, is the women's military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). YJA STAR operates according to jineology, the feminist philosophy developed by the Kurdish ideological leader, Abdullah Öcalan. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Interview with the World's First Army of Women: YJA-STAR". Machorka. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jongerden, Joost. "Rethinking Politics and Democracy in the Middle East" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "War against Isis: PKK commander tasked with the defence of Syrian Kurds claims 'we will save Kobani'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: HPG operation in Sinjar; 20 ISIS dead". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ "ANF – Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ^ Nordland, Rod (2018-02-24). "Women Are Free, and Armed, in Kurdish-Controlled Northern Syria". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from YJA-STAR)
Free Women's Units
Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star (YJA STAR)
Dates of operation2004–present [1]
Active regions Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian, and Iranian Kurdistan
Ideology Democratic confederalism
Status Ongoing war with Turkish state [3] [4] [5]
Website www.yjastar.com
Former flag of the YJA STAR

The Free Women's Units ( Kurdish: Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star), shortened from the Kurdish name as YJA STAR, is the women's military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). YJA STAR operates according to jineology, the feminist philosophy developed by the Kurdish ideological leader, Abdullah Öcalan. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Interview with the World's First Army of Women: YJA-STAR". Machorka. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jongerden, Joost. "Rethinking Politics and Democracy in the Middle East" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "War against Isis: PKK commander tasked with the defence of Syrian Kurds claims 'we will save Kobani'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: HPG operation in Sinjar; 20 ISIS dead". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ "ANF – Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ^ Nordland, Rod (2018-02-24). "Women Are Free, and Armed, in Kurdish-Controlled Northern Syria". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

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