Nesrin Abdullah
Nesrin Abdullah | |
|---|---|
 Nesrin Abdullah, spokesperson for YPJ | |
| Born | 1980 Al-Malikiyah, Syria |
| Allegiance |  SDF |
| Service |  YPG |
| Years of service | 2011–present |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit |  YPJ |
| Known for | Leading spokesperson for the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) |
| Battles / wars | |
Nesrin Abdullah is a commander and spokesperson for the Kurdish militia group YPJ (Women's Protection Unit) in Syria.[1][2][3] She has been active in communicating the progress of the Kurdish and Syrian Democratic Forces operation to liberate Raqqa from ISIS. She was born in Al-Malikiyah of Al-Hasakah Governorate.[4]
She has been involved in the women's defense organization as early in 2011 and in April 2013 she announced the establishment of the YPJ.[5] In 2015 she was part of a delegation of the YPG/J who met with French President Francois Hollande in Paris.[6] She has also stated that she believes that Turkey was involved in the massacre of civilians in Kobanê in 2014 by ISIS. She made the statement while part of a Kurdish delegation that included PYD Co-president Salih Müslim and Kobanê Canton Administration Co-president Enver Müslim to Italy on 23 July 2015.[7]
While in Italy in June 2015 she told the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto that, "we are militants; we are not paid to make war, we are partisans of revolution. We live with our people, follow a philosophy and have a political project... 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".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "YPJ Spox: We will withdraw from Raqqa if US doesn't show concrete reaction to Turkey airstrikes - Kom News". Kom News. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b "Kurdish revolutionary: 'We are showing the strength of women'". Green Left Weekly. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "The women who terrify ISIS". Women in the World. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ 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.
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