the pesh MERGA number roughly 150,000 and they’re revered in Kurdish society
and they’re revered in Kurdish society
and they’re revered in Kurdish society when Isis first attacked they were taken
when Isis first attacked they were taken
when Isis first attacked they were taken by surprise and driven back in some
by surprise and driven back in some
by surprise and driven back in some places since those early days they’ve
places since those early days they’ve
places since those early days they’ve transformed themselves into a powerful
transformed themselves into a powerful
transformed themselves into a powerful fighting force one of the few in the
fighting force one of the few in the
fighting force one of the few in the region has been able to stop the
region has been able to stop the
region has been able to stop the militants as I follow this story deeper
militants as I follow this story deeper
militants as I follow this story deeper into Kurdistan it’s what I find next
into Kurdistan it’s what I find next
into Kurdistan it’s what I find next that leaves the strongest impression a
that leaves the strongest impression a
that leaves the strongest impression a band of sisters who’ve taken up arms to
band of sisters who’ve taken up arms to
band of sisters who’ve taken up arms to defend their people this is also their
defend their people this is also their
defend their people this is also their fight and as women they’ve got the most
fight and as women they’ve got the most
fight and as women they’ve got the most to lose on the outskirts of Suleiman iya
to lose on the outskirts of Suleiman iya
to lose on the outskirts of Suleiman iya is female only metallian has its
is female only metallian has its
is female only metallian has its headquarters I meet them at a firing
headquarters I meet them at a firing
headquarters I meet them at a firing range where raw recruits practice target
range where raw recruits practice target
range where raw recruits practice target shooting i watch as the soldiers dig
shooting i watch as the soldiers dig
shooting i watch as the soldiers dig through crates of loose ammunition load
through crates of loose ammunition load
through crates of loose ammunition load their magazines and gather at the firing
their magazines and gather at the firing
their magazines and gather at the firing line their fingers twitch on the
line their fingers twitch on the
line their fingers twitch on the triggers as they wait for the order to
triggers as they wait for the order to
triggers as they wait for the order to fire most of these women never expected
fire most of these women never expected
fire most of these women never expected to be fighters but if ever there was a
to be fighters but if ever there was a
to be fighters but if ever there was a time to take up arms it’s now
before they even fired a shot
before they even fired a shot weapons started to break within ten
weapons started to break within ten
weapons started to break within ten minutes we had seven aks lying on the
minutes we had seven aks lying on the
minutes we had seven aks lying on the ground that had broken or jammed or
ground that had broken or jammed or
ground that had broken or jammed or become unusable in one way or another
become unusable in one way or another
become unusable in one way or another how rays stand in there next to me and
how rays stand in there next to me and
how rays stand in there next to me and he just looks at it in sighs and says
he just looks at it in sighs and says
he just looks at it in sighs and says how can we fight Isis with this but they
how can we fight Isis with this but they
how can we fight Isis with this but they don’t have a choice and when I asked
don’t have a choice and when I asked
don’t have a choice and when I asked each of these soldiers says she is ready
each of these soldiers says she is ready
each of these soldiers says she is ready to die for Kurdistan
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