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Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit perform a folkloric dance at a military camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province
Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) perform a folkloric dance at a military camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province June 30, 2014. Picture taken June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY CONFLICT)
Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit participate in training at a military camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province
Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) participate in training at a military camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province June 30, 2014. Picture taken June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Kurdish female fighters of Women's Protection Unit perform in a play at a military training camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province
Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) perform in a play at a military training camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province June 30, 2014. Picture taken June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Kurdish female fighters of Women's Protection Unit participate in training at a military camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province
Kurdish female fighters of the Women's Protection Unit (YPJ) participate in training at a military camp in Ras al-Ain city in Hasakah province June 30, 2014. Picture taken June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY CONFLICT)