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Turism

In the ruins of northeastern Syria, an all-female army fights for survival and freedom. They are the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units - known as the YPJ. These fearless women have battled ISIS and stood against the might of Turkey’s military. But their war - which rages to this day - is not just one of guns and bombs. It’s an ideological battle - a struggle for the right to exist as equals of men in a part of the world where such a notion is so often rejected. In this episode, my cameraman