Women’s Guerrilla Army YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) remembered 4 women guerrillas who lost their lives in Semdinli district of Hakkari on 5 July.
“Four of those twelve Kurdish guerrillas who lost their lives in Semdinli were female guerrillas of the members of YJA Star. Our comrades who fought devotedly will always be remembered and they will light our way towards freedom.” stated in a press release on Saturday.
Guerrilla army of the Kurdish women YJA Star (Free Women’s Troop) was established in 2005 under the umbrella of the Kurdish Liberation Movement. Members of YJA Star are all women guerrillas, including male guerrillas who successfully completed training sessions on gender. YJA Star is the only guerrilla army led by women in the world.