If only all those fighting ISIS were as brave as the Kurds, I think the war would have ended long ago.
Among the warriors: Extraordinary photos portray the lives of the Kurdish volunteers resisting Isis in Syria and Iraq
Joey Lawrence's challenge lay in 'humanising the most distant of situations'
JOEY LAWRENCE
Friday 05 June 2015
In Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria, volunteer fighters have played decisive roles in battles against Isis and other militant organisations. Despite meagre official government support and only light weapons, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), People’s Protection Units (YPG), and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) guerrilla groups are unwaveringly motivated.
Brothers, sisters, farmers and university students have taken up arms together against a common enemy – radical jihadiist groups that contest the secular social reformations in Kurdistan.
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Among the warriors Extraordinary photos portray the lives of the Kurdish volunteers resisting Isis in Syria and Iraq - Middle East - World - The Independent
Among the warriors: Extraordinary photos portray the lives of the Kurdish volunteers resisting Isis in Syria and Iraq
Joey Lawrence's challenge lay in 'humanising the most distant of situations'
JOEY LAWRENCE
Friday 05 June 2015
In Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria, volunteer fighters have played decisive roles in battles against Isis and other militant organisations. Despite meagre official government support and only light weapons, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), People’s Protection Units (YPG), and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) guerrilla groups are unwaveringly motivated.
Brothers, sisters, farmers and university students have taken up arms together against a common enemy – radical jihadiist groups that contest the secular social reformations in Kurdistan.
Continue reading at:
Among the warriors Extraordinary photos portray the lives of the Kurdish volunteers resisting Isis in Syria and Iraq - Middle East - World - The Independent