Women's Democratic Forces

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:advocacy LGBT rights
women's rights
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kurdish_National_Council
gptkb:PKK
gptkbp:civicEngagement yes
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:US-led_coalition
gptkbp:communityEngagement yes
gptkbp:culturalHeritage promoting women's culture
gptkbp:culturalImpact empowerment of women
gptkbp:culturalSignificance in media
gptkbp:educationalPrograms yes
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:ISIS
gptkbp:environmentalImpact yes
gptkbp:founded 2013
gptkbp:funding crowdfunding
gptkbp:futurePlans expand_influence_in_Syria
gptkbp:gender yes
female fighters
gptkbp:goal gender equality
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Rojava
gptkbp:healthcare yes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Democratic Forces
gptkbp:humanInteraction yes
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited
gptkbp:internationalStudents limited
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkbp:language Kurdish
gptkbp:mediaAppearances positive
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:YPG
yes
guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of Raqqa
gptkbp:notableEvent defeating_ISIS_in_Raqqa
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:liberation_of_Kobani
gptkbp:notablePerson Amina_Omar
gptkbp:numberOfMembers thousands
gptkbp:operationalArea Rojava region
gptkbp:participatesIn local governance
gptkbp:partnerships local communities
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition self-determination_for_Kurds
gptkbp:publicAccess high_among_Kurds
gptkbp:recruitment voluntary recruitment
gptkbp:socialMediaPresence active
gptkbp:strategicGoals with_other_Kurdish_groups
gptkbp:supportRole frontline_combat
gptkbp:supports autonomy_for_Kurds
gptkbp:symbol YPJ
gptkbp:training military training for women
northern_Syria
gptkbp:trainingPrograms leadership training for women
gptkbp:type paramilitary organization