Christian females in Syria are all set to battle against ISIS

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The husbands of many women are the ones who have encouraged them to join these militias to “fight against the idea that the Syriac woman is good for nothing except housekeeping and make-up”.
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Females of the Syriac Christian minority have come up together to form a female militia that is battling against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.

The recently created battalion of these Christian women in Hasakeh province consists of many women hailing from the northeast of the country who have left their families and jobs to ensure a secured future for their families.

The unit is just like the other female forces-the women of the YPJ, the female counterpart to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units or YPG.

The new force although is small and consists of only 50 graduates till now from its training camp in the town of Al Qahtaniyeh but the “Female Protection Forces of the Land Between the Two Rivers” is collaborating with women eager to fight out the battle against IS.

The unit’s first major action was alongside the newly created Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish, Arab and Christian fighters. They have successfully recaptured the town of Al Hol, that is a key route between territory controlled by IS in Syria and Iraq.

They captured nearly 200 villagers in the region and have received air support and American weapons from the US-led coalition fighting IS.

The husbands of many women are the ones who have encouraged them to join these militias to “fight against the idea that the Syriac woman is good for nothing except housekeeping and make-up”. This militia consists of females from various age groups, from those who have left their studies to mothers who have left their children in order to give them a safe future.

Syriac Christians belong to the eastern Christian tradition and consist of both Orthodox and Catholic branches. They constitute around 15 per cent of Syria’s 1.2 million Christians.

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