Anti-Terror Units
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The Anti-Terror Units are the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, consisting of the best trained and equipped members of the People's Protection Units and Women's Protection Units. They we
YAT fighters with the unit's flag in late 2015.
A military parade in honor of a killed female YAT member
YAT fighters in late 2015
YAT fighters in mid-2016
People's Defense Units
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The People's Defense Units, Kurdish abbreviation YPG, also called People's Protection Units, is a libertarian socialist Kurdish militant group in Syria and the primary component of the US-backed Syria
YPG fighters in 2013
Women's Protection Units in November 2014
U.S. Army M1126 Stryker armored vehicle in Al-Hasakah, May 2017