'We want everyone to know that a woman is no different to a man when it comes to defending her country.'

That is the message from a group of incredibly brave women who have signed up to fight for the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Unit (YPG) against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS).

The young women, seen practising with AK-47s, said that they were motivated to join the YPG to help repel ISIS advances in their hometowns. 

The female YPG recruits also train alongside their male counterparts, and are seen taking part in military drills close to Kobane. 

One of the brave fighters says: 'They (ISIS) fear our weapons and they are shocked by our strength 

'We ask all women all over the world not to underestimate themselves and believe that they are able to accomplish anything.'

Some of the young women are taking temporary leave from school to join the fight, with 19-year-old Naline, a new YPG recruit, saying: 'Everytime I went to school I felt fear so I quit to defend my land and country... to protect my friends from the fear that I felt.

'I sacrificed my future to help build others.' 

The Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) have reported that as up to 35 per cent of Kurdish troops in northern Syria are women.

(dailymail.co.uk)

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