The fight for Kobane says it all - resistance troops are commanded by a woman, and dozens of female fighters swell their ranks. They have taken advantage of the air raids to mount an unlikely comeback and retake some parts of the town. The all-female wing of the Kurdish force defending Kobane — the YPJ — is striking fear into the hearts of the jihadi men.
One of the woman has explained that for Daesh [an Arabic term for IS], to be killed by a woman means he will not go to Heaven and when the women fight them, they are fierce and make it clear to the militants that they are being killed by women.
In the heat of battle, the female Kurdish fighters issue a chilling war cry — a shrill warble — the intention is to announce their presence to their black-clad foes.
It seems Kurdish women have been fighting alongside the men ever since the 1930s.
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