Êzîdxan Women's Units
| Êzîdxan Women's Units | |
|---|---|
| Yekinêyen Jinên Êzidxan (YJÊ) | |
 Flag of Sinjar Women's Units | |
| Leaders | Berivan Aslan (chief commander) Rosyar Vejin[1] (Khanasor commander) |
| Status | Active |
| Part of | Sinjar Alliance |
| Allies | Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) Êzîdxan Protection Force (HPÊ)Free Women's Units (YJA-Star) Bethnahrain Women's Protection Forces  Women's Protection Units (YPJ) |
| Opponents |  Islamic State Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Syrian Civil War
|
The Êzîdxan Women's Units (
Islamist groups that view Yazidis as pagan infidels.[5]
An offshoot of the mixed-gender Yazidi militia Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), the YJÊ was founded on 5 January 2015 under the original name of Yekîneyên Parastina Jin ê Şengalê (Kurdish: Sinjar Women’s Protection Units, YJŞ[6]), or YPJ-Sinjar.[3] The militia adopted its current name on 26 October 2015.[7]
The organization follows imprisoned
Activity
In October 2015, the YJÊ participated in the foundation of the
Protection Force of Sinjar (HPŞ)[10] and other, independent Yezidi units committed to the united Yezidi front.[11]
Under the joint command of the newly founded Sinjar Alliance, the Êzidxan Women's Units took part in the November 2015 Sinjar offensive.[12]
See also
- Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
- List of armed groups in the Iraqi Civil War
- November 2015 Sinjar offensive
- List of Yazidi settlements
References
- ^ a b c "YJŞ Commander: We will not leave our land to the traitors". ANF News. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Manbij operation will continue until ISIS is completely expelled". ANF News. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ DİHA. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Şengal's YJŞ: heading for al-Raqqa to liberate Yazidi women". Hawar News Agency. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Moroz, Sarah (11 September 2015). "The women taking on Isis: on the ground with Iraq's female fighters". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "YBŞ/YJŞ repel ISIS attack on a village of Shengal". ANF News. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- Fırat News. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Flanagin, Jake (13 October 2014). "Women Fight ISIS and Sexism in Kurdish Regions". The New York Times – The Opinion Pages. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "On patrol with the Sinjar Resistance Units". Reuters. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Yezidi forces form alliance against IS". Êzîdî Press. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Independent Yezidi units join Shingal alliance". Êzîdî Press. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Shingal: KurdInnen starten mit vereinten Kräften Großoffensive gegen IS". Kurdische Nachrichten (in German). 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.