People's Defense System

GPTKB entity

Properties (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kurdish_forces
gptkbp:aimsTo protect civilians
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:US
international NGOs
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:YPG
gptkbp:conducts gptkb:Afrin
training programs
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:engagesIn intelligence operations
conflict_with_ISIS
gptkbp:formed 2013
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Turkish_military
gptkbp:goal self-defense
gptkbp:hasClient Qamishli
gptkbp:hasGoals regional stability
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn gptkb:Rojava
gptkbp:hasMember various ethnic groups
council-based
gptkbp:hasOccupation local population
gptkbp:hasParticipatedIn gptkb:Manbij
gptkbp:hasPartnershipsWith SDF
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People's Defense System
gptkbp:involvedIn humanitarian efforts
anti-ISIS_operations
gptkbp:isActiveIn urban areas
refugee camps
border areas
Kurdish_regions
gptkbp:isConsidered defense force by supporters
local militia by critics
terrorist_organization_by_Turkey
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor human rights violations
Turkish_media
gptkbp:isEngagedIn political activities
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn local elections
community outreach
military training
peace negotiations
cultural preservation
social services
reconstruction efforts
security operations
anti-terror operations
cross-border operations
community defense
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Kurdish_National_Movement
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
Kurdish_movement
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy some NGOs
gptkbp:isSupportedBy international community
local councils
foreign volunteers
Kurdish_diaspora
gptkbp:leadership Zeki_Şengali
gptkbp:operates autonomous administration
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Northern_Syria
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Turkish_government
gptkbp:participatesIn local governance
gptkbp:promotes Kurdish_rights
gptkbp:receives gptkb:PKK
gptkbp:region gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:supports Kurdish_autonomy
gptkbp:type guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:uses asymmetric tactics
gptkbp:utilizes local militias