BBC Monitoring Department.
The Women's Protection Units (YPG), an all-female Kurdish military unit, faces an uncertain future in Islamic-ruled Syria. This force was part of the democratic forces of Syria; A coalition that was once one of the main allies of the United States in the fight against jihadist groups and is now integrated into the structure of the Syrian government.
Syria rejected the defense units' request to join the army; A decision that put about 1,500 female fighters from this force in an uncertain situation.
This issue raised questions about the position and role of women in Syria; Especially since the Islamist rebels deposed the former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, at the end of 2024.
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