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After fighting ISIS, Kurdish women fighters search for a place in Syria's new order - analysis

YPJ commander Nowruz Ahmed said Syrian officials rejected the group’s proposal to enter the army as an independent women’s brigade or battalion.

  • More than 1,500 YPJ fighters seek position in Syria's new security institutions
  • YPJ rejected Syrian officials' proposal to join army as independent women's brigade
  • YPJ wants to maintain organized women's formation, not split among units

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