People's Protection Units (YPG)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/People's_Protection_Units_(YPG)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:YPG
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces_(SDF)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:flag YPG flag
gptkbp:foundedIn 2011
gptkbp:hasWings gptkb:Women's_Protection_Units_(YPJ)
gptkbp:headquarters Qamishli
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People's Protection Units (YPG)
gptkbp:ideology Kurdish nationalism
Democratic confederalism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
Kurdish
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Sipan_Hemo
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Yekîneyên_Parastina_Gel
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Afrin
gptkb:Raqqa_campaign_(2016–2017)
gptkb:Siege_of_Kobani
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Rojava
Northern Syria
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant_(ISIL)
gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Syrian_government
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party_(PYD)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces_(SDF)
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://ypgrojava.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kurdish_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5