Women's Protection Units (YPJ)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:YPJ
gptkbp:activeIn	gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:International_Freedom_Battalion gptkb:People's_Protection_Units_(YPG) gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:composition	all-female
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:founded	2013
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Rojava
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Women's Protection Units (YPJ)
gptkbp:ideology	Feminism Kurdish nationalism Democratic confederalism
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic Kurdish
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	international
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Jin,_Jiyan,_Azadî_(Women,_Life,_Freedom)
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:Yekîneyên_Parastina_Jin
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Hasakah_(2015) gptkb:Siege_of_Kobanî gptkb:Battle_of_Raqqa_(2017)
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Nesrin_Abdullah gptkb:Newroz_Ahmed
gptkbp:notableFor	female fighters feminist military structure role in fight against ISIS
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Arin_Mirkan gptkb:Asia_Ramazan_Antar
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant_(ISIL) gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces Syrian government forces
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:People's_Protection_Units_(YPG) gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:purpose	promotion of women's rights defense of Kurdish regions in Syria
gptkbp:symbol	green flag with yellow star
gptkbp:website	http://ypj-info.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Democratic_Union_Party_(PYD) gptkb:People's_Protection_Units_(YPG) gptkb:Rojava
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6