US Edition‘She’s Already Gone’: Syrian Militiaman Shows Off What He Claims Is Severed Kurdish Fighter’s Braid
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As the Syrian army pushed back the Kurdish forces established in the country, a soldier from Damascus prided himself on having cut off the mat of a fighter, causing a wave of outrage in the Kurdish community.
Kurdish women braid hair in protest of brutality against female fighters in Rojava
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish women around the world are flooding social media with videos of themselves braiding their hair in a symbolic act of protest. The campaign responds to disturbing footage showing a Damascus-affiliated militant boasting about cutting off the braid of a Kurdish female...
Syrian militiaman shows off what he claims to be severed Kurdish fighter's braid as Damascus asserts control
Syrian militiaman displays severed braid he claimed belonged to a female Kurdish fighter, sparking outrage and solidarity campaign among Kurdish women in Syria.
Footage of a Syrian militia fighter holding a braid he said was cut from the hair of a Kurdish fighter killed in the city of Raqqa has been shared online, sparking widespread outrage as Damascus seeks to expand its control of northeastern Syria amid a fragile ceasefire. The video shows the fighter holding the braid and claiming to have taken it from a woman he says belonged to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). When asked why he did…
While the catwalks toy with braids as a charming beauty trend every season, for millions of women around the world this way of styling hair is currently an act of the deepest political defiance. It all started with a disturbing video from the vicinity of Raqqa. In it, a soldier, identified as Rami El Dehesh, triumphantly waves the severed braid of a slain Kurdish fighter, calling her a war trophy. His mocking response to his comrade — She's dead…
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