# Kurdish women who fought ISIL seek place in Syria’s new security forces

https://mins.news/en/item/44203

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 17:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/3/09-03-ypj-syrian-army-sv?traffic_source=rss

> After the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the all-women Kurdish YPJ is seeking to retain its combat role. Its commanders want more than 1,500 fighters to join Interior Ministry special forces as Damascus moves to bring armed groups under state control.

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