The People’s Protection Units also known as the YPG are the main fighting force of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syrian Kurdistan. This semi-autonomous group first started its militant wing known as the YPG during the initial stages of the Syrian conflict in 2011. Throughout the Syrian conflict, the YPG have inflicted heavy casualties on forces of Al-Nusra the Islamic State and the Syrian government. Despite being relatively unknown, this 50,000 man force is the fourth largest non-government group in Syria behind the Islamic State, the Free Syrian Army and the Islamic front. The YPG has also helped arm and train ethnic minorities in both Syria and Iraq. One of these such groups is the Yazidi in northern Iraq, who were evacuated following YPG forces breaking the Islamic State siege of Sinjar Mountain.Center of Operations
Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG)
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