In 2015, the Rojava Traffic Police Center was opened. It was soon followed by the women's unit of the same institution.

In the Ayn Îsa district of Gire Spi (Tal Abyad), only men were traffic policemen during the DAESH (ISIS) gangs and Baath regime.

Women were not allowed to be traffic policewomen. The mentality that saw women as slaves wanted them to stay at home and serve men. During the occupation of the DAESH mercenaries, it was absolutely forbidden for women to work.

After the dark years of DAESH

After Ayn Îsa was liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the DAESH mercenaries expelled, women began to voice their rights. They participated in collective work, and began to take part in many institutions.  

Women themselves opened many institutions and actively participated in them.

The Traffic Police is one of the institutions where women are actively involved, and it operates all over Rojava.

This institution opened in Ayn Îsa in 2017 and women began to work with great dedication and commitment.  

Somehow this institution gave women the opportunity to show how their organisation skills work. Indeed, it was the first time that women were involved in the organising and control of traffic in the region, which gave them a good testing ground to prove their skills and put into practice their organisation work.

The Traffic Women Unit is a success and many women now refer to the Traffic Center applying for a job and to contribute to the institution.

Women control points

Four women completed the training course given at the Ayn Îsa Traffic Centre and went into work on the road. Women's traffic police have set up a control point every 2 kilometers and are performing vehicle inspections. In addition to the district, control points have been set up in each village.

There are many work departments such as archiving, communication, management. Describing their involvement in the work since the region was liberated from the DAESH mercenaries, Beyan Ehmed Elmiri, a member of the Traffic Police, said that DAESH had literally forced women into the house but this situation changed when the SDF saved the region.

She said that as a woman to be working in the Traffic Police and for her people, to solve their problems it was really rewarding. “I am very happy to do this because I help organising my people. - she said - I want to tell all women: never limit yourself to house work, reclaim your rights and work for your countries”.