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Nesrin Abdullah is a commander and spokesperson for the Kurdish militia group YPJ (Women's Protection Unit) in Syria.[1][2] She has been active in communicating the progress of the Kurdish and Syrian Democratic Forces operation to liberate Raqqa from ISIS.
In 2015 she was part of a delegation of the YPG/J who met with French President Francois Hollande in Paris.[3] She has also stated that she believes that Turkey was involved in the massacre of civilians in Kobane in 2014 by ISIS. She made the statement while part of a Kurdish delegation that included PYD Co-President Salih Müslim, Kobanê Canton Administration Co-President Enver Müslim and YPJ Commander Nesrin Abdullah to Italy on 23 July 2015.[4]
While in Italy in June 2015 she told the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto that “At the same time we are carrying out a gender struggle against the patriarchal system. Other combatants are our comrades; we have political and friendly relations.”[5]
- ^ KurdishQuestion.com. "Rojava Model Future Of Middle East, Says YPJ Commander Nesrin Abdullah". Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "YPJ Spokeswoman: We also fight for a mental and intellectual liberation". ANF News. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Işıksal, Hüseyin; Göksel, Oğuzhan (2017-09-18). Turkey’s Relations with the Middle East: Political Encounters after the Arab Spring. Springer. ISBN 9783319598970.
- ^ "YPJ Commander Nesrin Abdullah talked to Sendika.Org: 'Turkey must break off its relation with ISIS, must put an end to hostility'". Sendika.Org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Kurdish revolutionary: 'We are showing the strength of women'". Green Left Weekly. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2017-10-04.