Dîdem Elî/JINHA

SERÊKANIYÊ – YPJ Commander Aryan Cûdî says that as YPJ/YPG fighters continue securing villages around the Rojava city of Serêkaniyê from Daesh gangs, village women are joining the ranks of the YPJ.

"We started this operation at the request of the people," explained Aryan Cûdî. She noted that the villages are home to both Kurdish and Arab villagers suffering from Daesh attacks, which led to a call from local people for the YPG/YPJ forces to start an operation. "The Daesh gangs are executing really fascistic attacks on our people," said Aryan.

The commander said that the people living in Daesh-occupied areas deal with the constraint of their public spaces and the inability to continue their livelihoods due to Daesh oppression. The operation is ongoing in the city and the surrounding region of Cizîrê Canton. Aryan said that as the operation continues, they have seen an increasing number of local women joining the YPJ as their villages are liberated.

"The YPJ, by leading the revolution, is playing an important role," she said.

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