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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military organization
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Kurdish_forces
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gptkbp:alliance
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local_Arab_groups
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:U.S._military
gptkb:PKK
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gptkbp:communityEngagement
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local councils
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gptkbp:communityPartnerships
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with local militias
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gptkbp:communitySupport
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local population
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Syria
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gptkbp:culturalEvents
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Kurdish_festivals
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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Kurdish_culture
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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formed_during_Syrian_uprising
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gptkbp:engagements
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international media
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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local governance
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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guerrilla warfare
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gptkbp:founded
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2011
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gptkbp:gender
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promotes women's rights
YPJ (Women's Protection Units)
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gptkbp:globalPresence
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accusations of terrorism
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gptkbp:goal
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defense_of_Kurdish_regions
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gptkbp:hasVolunteers
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joined from various countries
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Qamishli
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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People's Protection Units (YPG)
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gptkbp:humanInteraction
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance
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aid distribution
civilian safety measures
with_Syrian_government
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gptkbp:intelligence
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with_U.S._forces
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gptkbp:internationalClassification
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limited diplomatic support
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gptkbp:internationalStudents
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various NGOs
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
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gptkbp:knownFor
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fighting_ISIS
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Kurdish_Democratic_Union_Party_(PYD)
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gptkbp:logistics
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U.S._arms_supplies
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gptkbp:mediaAppearances
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documentaries and news coverage
press releases and statements
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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hit-and-run tactics
command hierarchy
light and heavy weapons
against_Turkish_forces
with_Syrian_Democratic_Forces
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces_(SDF)
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Battle of Kobani
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:Rojava
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Turkish_government
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gptkbp:participatesIn
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gptkb:anti-ISIS_coalition
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Rojava_cantons
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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self-administration
democratic_confederalism
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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rebuilding efforts
stabilization efforts
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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autonomy_for_Kurds
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gptkbp:recruitment
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voluntary recruitment
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gptkbp:size
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tens of thousands
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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control of territory
defend_Kurdish_autonomy
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:supportRole
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urban warfare
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gptkbp:tactics
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fortifications and trenches
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gptkbp:territory
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northern_Syria
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gptkbp:training
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military training
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gptkbp:trainingExercises
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joint drills with allies
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gptkbp:trainingPrograms
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military academies
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