- 35% of Kurdish troops in Northern Syria are women
- They are seen practicing with AK-47s and going through drills
- Some are taking temporary leave from school to fight ISIS
- Another video shows ISIS jihadists stalking streets of Kobane
That
is the message from a group of incredibly brave women who have signed
up to fight for the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Unit (YPG) against the
self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS).
The
young women, seen practising with AK-47s, said that they were motivated
to join the YPG to help repel ISIS advances in their hometowns.
Thirty-five per cent of the Kurdish army are women as they defend their territory
One female soldier fires an AK-47 as she improves her target practice
The
female YPG recruits also train alongside their male counterparts, and
are seen taking part in military drills close to Kobane.
One of the brave fighters says: 'They (ISIS) fear our weapons and they are shocked by our strength
'We ask all women all over the world not to underestimate themselves and believe that they are able to accomplish anything.'
Some
of the young women are taking temporary leave from school to join the
fight, with 19-year-old Naline, a new YPG recruit, saying: 'Everytime I
went to school I felt fear so I quit to defend my land and country... to
protect my friends from the fear that I felt.
'I sacrificed my future to help build others.'
The
Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) have reported that as
up to 35 per cent of Kurdish troops in northern Syria are women.
The women train alongside the men as they continue to battle ISIS
Nineteen-year-old Naline fights against the fear that she felt while at school
The women say their is no difference between their role and that of the men
Armed: Groups of Islamic State
militants are seen stalking the Kobane backstreets, wandering from
building to building as the sound of intense fighting is heard nearby
Campaign: The militants enter
partially-destroyed factories, where makeshift bedding (left) can be
seen against graffiti-daubed walls - suggesting the rooms are being used
to house militants while they besiege the town
Rubble: The ISIS militants are seen wandering in and out of badly damaged buildings throughout the video clip
Meanwhile
a new video has emerged showing heavily armed Islamic State fighters
stalking backstreets in the besieged Syrian city of Kobane while
American warplanes circle overhead.
The
footage, which emerged on social media accounts linked to the terror
group, shows jihadists wandering rubble-lined roads and entering
destroyed buildings while the sound of intense gun fights is heard
nearby.
The
video emerged as fierce street battles broke out yesterday - the first
significant fighting in the city since the majority of ISIS' militants
were pushed back into the suburbs two days ago by the most intense
coalition bombing raids of the past few weeks.
ISIS militants have been largely pushed out of Kobane this week thanks to sustained American airstrikes
Threat: The video begins by showing an
American warplane circling overhead while ISIS militants can be heard
chanting religious slogans and asking God to keep them safe
The clashes came as desperate ISIS jihadists launched a final assault 'on all fronts' to take the town yesterday, after the militants felt the full force of American air power with sustained bombing raids resulting in a series of spectacular explosions in the besieged Syrian town.
The
video begins by showing an American warplane circling overhead while
ISIS militants can be heard chanting religious slogans and asking God to
keep them safe.
Masked
men are then seen stalking the Kobane backstreets, wandering from
building to building as the sound of intense fighting is heard nearby.
The
militants enter partially-destroyed factories, where makeshift bedding
can be seen against the walls - suggesting the rooms are being used to
house militants while they besiege the town.
Militants,
some of them not wearing masks, are then interviewed on camera and
describe in Arabic their brutal efforts to seize the town from its
largely Kurdish population.
The
extremists have been dramatically pushed back from the town in recent
days, having as recently as last week looked like it was about to drive
out the last of the brave Kurdish fighters defending it.
As
a fresh round of airstrikes rained down earlier this week, the US also
ran a series of airdrops for the Kurdish resistance, dispatching weapons
and medical supplies.
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