Women's Protection Units
Ethnic Kurdish military unit
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| 2023 | Documentary 'Dream's Gate' by Negin Ahmadi was completed, highlighting the experiences of YPJ women fighters during the Syrian Civil War. |
| 2022 | Kurdish film 'Kobanê' was released, showcasing the role of YPJ women fighters during the Siege of Kobanî. |
| 2020 | United Nations reported that YPG/YPJ had the highest number of child soldier recruits in the Syrian civil war, with 283 child soldiers, despite the 2014 agreement to stop recruiting minors. |
| 2019 | During the Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, a YPJ fighter was killed and their body was reportedly trampled and mutilated by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters near Kobanî. |
| 2018 | French war drama 'Girls of the Sun', directed by Eva Husson, was released, depicting a fictional account of YPJ fighters during the Syrian Civil War. |
| March 16 2018 | Anna Campbell, a British volunteer, became the first British woman to die while fighting with the YPJ, killed during a confrontation with Turkish military forces in the city of Afrin. |
| 2017 | Kurdish forces announced plans to establish a battalion and training facility for Arab women to join the fight against the Islamic State group. |
| 2016 | Negin Ahmadi began documenting YPJ women fighters in war-torn regions for her documentary 'Dream's Gate'. |
| 2014 | The Women's Protection Units were recognized by CNN and included in their Women of the Year list, highlighting their significant role and achievements. |
| 2014 | YPG/YPJ signed an agreement with Geneva Call promising to end recruitment of soldiers under 18 years old. |
| October 2014 | United States began coordinating air strikes with YPJ-YPG fighters during the Kobanî siege. |
| August 2014 | YPJ, along with YPG and PKK, participated in a military operation at Mount Sinjar to rescue up to 10,000 Yazidis from potential genocide by ISIL. |
| March 2014 | YPJ played a vital role in the defense of Kobanî during the Siege of Kobanî against ISIL, using limited weaponry like vintage Kalashnikovs and handmade grenades. |
| February 2014 | Hanna Bohman, a Canadian volunteer, joined the YPJ after a near-fatal motorcycle incident, leaving her home in Vancouver to fight with the organization. |
| April 4 2013 | Official founding of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) as a strictly women's organization, with the first battalion formed in Jindires. |
| 2012 | YXG was renamed to YPG, continuing the development of Kurdish resistance forces. |
| 2011 | Mixed-sex YXG (predecessor to YPG) was founded, marking the initial involvement of women in Syrian Kurdish resistance fighting. |
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