THE scourge of #ISIS — a female
Kurdish warrior who was credited with killing 100 jihadists — may have
herself died in the desperate battle to prevent the city of Kobani
falling into extremist hands. But her sisters-in-arms fight on.
The young woman, known only by the pseudonym ‘Rehana’, became world
famous after a picture of her flashing a “V” for victory sign went
viral on social media.
THE scourge of ISIS — a female Kurdish warrior who was credited with
killing 100 jihadists — may have herself died in the desperate battle
to prevent the city of Kobani falling into extremist hands. But her
sisters-in-arms fight on.
The young woman, known only by the pseudonym ‘Rehana’, became world
famous after a picture of her flashing a “V” for victory sign went
viral on social media.
She was part of an unusual movement in the Islamic world: A
10,000 strong, fully female and officially sanctioned militia unit
dedicated to defending Kurdish territory.
Most female Peshmerga fighters are trained as snipers.
The
unit was formed in April to combat the Islamic State’s extreme version
of Islam which would have women locked up in their houses, only able to
leave in the presence of their husbands.
It’s an idea foreign to the Kurdish culture.
