# Kurdish women battled Islamic State. Now they face uncertainty

https://mins.news/en/video/45497

- Reuters, 2026-09-04 13:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAoy0ZFJUNA

> Kurdish women fighters became symbols of the fight against Islamic State. They say Syria’s new Islamist-led authorities have told them that women have no place in the country’s military, including their experienced battalions.

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