YPJ (Women's Protection Units)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/YPJ_(Women's_Protection_Units)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:YPJ
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Rojava
Northern Syria
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkb:YPG_(People's_Protection_Units)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Nesrin_Abdullah
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:founded 2012
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Yekîneyên_Parastina_Jin
gptkbp:headquarters Qamishli
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label YPJ (Women's Protection Units)
gptkbp:ideology Feminism
Kurdish nationalism
Democratic confederalism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
Kurdish
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Jin,_Jiyan,_Azadî_(Women,_Life,_Freedom)
gptkbp:notableFor combatting ISIS
all-female military units
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
Syrian government forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Syrian_Democratic_Forces
gptkbp:symbol green flag with yellow star
gptkbp:website https://ypjinfo.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Autonomous_Administration_of_North_and_East_Syria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6