Free Women's Units

The Free Women's Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star), shortened from the Kurdish name as YJA STAR, is the women's military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). YJA STAR operates according to jineology, the feminist philosophy developed by the Kurdish ideological leader, Abdullah Öcalan.

Free Women's Units
Yekîneyên Jinên Azad ên Star (YJA STAR)
Dates of operation2004–present
Active regionsTurkish, Iraqi, Syrian, and Iranian Kurdistan
IdeologyDemocratic confederalism
StatusOngoing war with Turkish state
Websitewww.yjastar.com
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