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The Free Women's Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star), shortened from the Kurdish name as YJA STAR, is the women's military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). YJA STAR operates according to jineology, the feminist philosophy developed by the Kurdish ideological leader, Abdullah Öcalan.[6]
Free Women's Units Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star (YJA STAR) | |
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Dates of operation | 2004–present[1] |
Active regions | Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian, and Iranian Kurdistan |
Ideology | Democratic confederalism |
Status | Ongoing war with Turkish state[3][4][5] |
Website | www |
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