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Once symbols of war on Islamic State, Kurdish women fighters seek role in new Syria
The Kurdish all-female force is seeking an organized role in the security services as new authorities fold armed groups into state institutions.
- Female Kurdish fighters from the Women's Protection Units are negotiating with Syria's new authorities to retain a combat role, following the formal dissolution of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces last week.
- The new administration is reshaping Syria's security institutions following the war; last week, the SDF was formally dissolved, with commander Mazloum Abdi appointed as adviser to President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
- YPJ commander Nowruz Ahmed proposed joining the interior ministry's special operations forces to maintain an organized unit of more than 1,500 fighters, after rejecting a previous government proposal to join a tourism police force.
- Interior ministry spokesperson Noureddine al-Baba said YPJ fighters would be welcomed, though he provided no specific role details, while Ahmed stated she was told in meetings with President Ahmed al-Sharaa that her fighters have no place in the military.
- Many Kurds remain wary of the new government, citing President Ahmed al-Sharaa's former ties to Al Qaeda and 2025 violence against minorities; for Kurdish women, the YPJ represents a symbol of hard-won political gains achieved during the conflict.
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With the forced integration of Kurdish institutions and forces into the Syrian state, the fate of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), an exclusively female Kurdish brigade that has made itself known worldwide for its role in the war against Daesh, says The Times.
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