@Atlantis Atlantis
Well, you referred a DW documentary depicting smiling young Kurdish girls holding Kalasnikovs, and I already addressed the issue before.
But, for you and others, who prefer "depictions", not veritable facts, to form opinions, let me indulge you with slightly different depiction.
Behold, the General Mazloum, de facto ruler of Syrian territories controlled by PKK/SDF/YPG.
Except the fact that, he is neither a general, nor his name is Mazloum.
He has used many code names besides General Mazloum, such as Mazlum Kobani, Sahin Cilo, Ferhad Abdi Şahin. "Ferhad Abdi Sahin" is the code name give to him directly by Abdullah Ocalan.
His real name is Mustafa Abdi Bin Halil, born in Afrin in 1967.
He joined to PKK in 1980s, always remained close to Abdullah Ocalan, so much so that he was nicknamed as "stepson Sahin"
In most parts of 1990s, he was the right hand man of Ocalan located in Syria.
Following the Ocalan's forced departure from Syria and subsequent arrest by Turkish Authorities, "General Mazloum" moved to Qandil Mountains, PKK HQ in northern Iraq.
There he was appointed as the commander of PKK "special forces".
PKK's special forces' line of duties are planning and performing bombing attacks as well as training of suicide bombers.
During his tenure as commander of PKK special forces till 2012, he ordered the following bombing attacks against
civilians:
- July 2005 - Cesme, Izmir - Bomb exploded near a tavern, 20 wounded (including 2 tourists)
- July 2005 - Kusadasi, Aydin - Bomb implanted in a minibus, 5 killed (1 Irish, 1 British tourists included), 14 wounded (6 touirst included)
- August 2006 - Antalya - Bomb explosion near a shopping center, 3 dead, 89 wounded (14 tourists included)
- May 2007 - Ankara - Suicide bombing in a downtown shopping mall, 6 killed, 91 wounded
- July 2008 - Istanbul - Twin bombings in a shopping street in Gungoren, 17 killed, 154 wounded
- October 2010 - Istanbul - Suicide bombing in Taksim square - 32 wounded
- September 2011 - Ankara - Bomb implanted in a car parked on a busy street - 5 dead, 34 wounded
- August 2012 - Gaziantep - Bomb implanted in a truck parked in downtown - 9 dead, 66 wounded.
Because of these crimes, there are multiple arrest warrants for him issued by Turkish courts. He has been one of the fixtures of Turkish Ministry of Interior's "red list" reserved for highest profile criminals being sought.
In 2012, he was assigned to go back to Syria with large contingent of armed PKK militia. His mission was to lead SDF and subdue all other political factions by force, which he did.
And, in due course of time, the terrorist who was born as Mustafa Abdi bin Halil has become General Mazloum, de facto leader of Syrain Kurds who can make phone calls to western leaders, included Trump.
Now, could you please square your romantic depiction of secular, progressive, democrat and sort of feminist nature of PKK/SDF/YPG/PYD with my depiction based on veritable facts?