People's Protection Units

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/People's_Protection_Units

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	militant
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:YPG
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	2011
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:United_States gptkb:Women's_Protection_Units gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:flag	YPG flag
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party_(PYD)
gptkbp:headquarters	Qamishli
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	People's Protection Units
gptkbp:ideology	Kurdish nationalism Democratic confederalism
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic Kurdish
gptkbp:motto	Berxwedan jiyan e (Resistance is life)
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:Yekîneyên_Parastina_Gel
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Afrin gptkb:Al-Hasakah_offensive gptkb:Raqqa_campaign gptkb:Deir_ez-Zor_campaign gptkb:Siege_of_Kobani
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Nesrin_Abdullah gptkb:Sipan_Hemo gptkb:Polat_Can
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:Rojava Northern Syria
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant gptkb:Syrian_government
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party_(PYD)
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:purpose	defense of Kurdish areas in Syria
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Women's_Protection_Units gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces gptkb:Asayish
gptkbp:size	tens of thousands
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:website	https://ypgrojava.org
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Afrin gptkb:Turkish_military_operation_(2018) gptkb:YPG gptkb:Battle_of_Kobani gptkb:Kurdish_forces gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6