Ypg International
The YPG International or People's Protection Units International (Kurdish: YPG Enternasyonel) is a military unit made up of foreign fighters in the Syrian Democratic Forces.
It was created in December 2016 as the Antifascist International Tabûr (AIT) of the People's Protection Units (YPG). The unit is part of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the Syrian Civil War.
| YPG International | |
|---|---|
| YPG Tabûra Enternasyonel (ku) | |
 Flag of YPG International. | |
| Dates of operation | 19 December 2016 — present |
| Active regions |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Ideology | Anti-fascism Democratic confederalism |
| Part of |  Syrian Democratic Forces•  People's Protection Units |
| Allies |  Women's Protection Units Kurdistan Workers' Party International Freedom Battalion |
| Opponents |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Turkey Syrian National Army |
| Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War Manbij offensive Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) Operation Olive Branch Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–19) 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria |
| Website | https://ypginternational.com/ |
Establishment and campaigns
The brigade was founded in December 2016, and elected as its first commander the Italian-Moroccan Karim Marcello Franceschi. The battalion emerged from a proposal for foreign fighters to serve in an English-speaking unit, as opposed to the International Freedom Battalion, where the predominant language is Turkish.
The unit is composed mostly of people from Western Europe and the United States, including communists, socialists and anarchists. The unit's initial statement mentioned their principles and causes, highlighting the common unity between communists and anarchists as an anti-fascist front against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The statement was released in several languages, including English, Italian, Spanish and Basque.
The unit took part in the 2016 Manbij offensive, the Raqqa campaign (2016-2017), the Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017-19), and the resistance to the 2018 Turkish invasion of Afrin and the 2019 Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria.
See also
References
Further reading
- Gifford, Macer. Fighting Evil: The Ordinary Man who went to War Against ISIS. Seven Dials (2020).
- Stoddard, Warren II. A Good Place on the Banks of the Euphrates: Stories from the War Against ISIS. Pine Needle Floor (2021).
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