# Kurdish YPJ women fighters face exclusion from Syria’s new army

https://mins.news/en/item/53447

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-10 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/10/09-10-reported-bernard-smith-ypj-fighters-mp4?traffic_source=rss

> About 1,500 Kurdish YPJ women fighters in northeastern Syria are seeking integration into the country’s new army. Commanders say they have been told Syrian society “isn’t ready” for women to serve in the military.

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