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Kurdish YPJ women fighters face exclusion from Syria’s new army
Al Jazeera English
September 10, 2026
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Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith joins Syria’s Kurdish women fighters training in northeast Syria as they push to join the country’s new army. Around 1,500 are seeking integration, but commanders say they’re being told Syrian society ‘isn’t ready’ for women in the military. Subscribe t
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