‘Thousands could die’: female British fighter urges support for Syria's Kurds

The Guardian ^ | March 23, 2018 | Matt Blake

[Navy Patriot]

The last time Rûken Renas saw her friend Anna Campbell, they were heading by coach into Afrin, northern Syria, to help defend the besieged Kurdish city from Turkish attack.

“We had stopped for a break and I spotted her chewing sunflower seeds in the sun,” recalled Renas, a 26-year-old Londoner who asked to be called only by her Kurdish nom de guerre for fear of legal reprisals when she returns to the UK. “When I asked what she was planning to do, she said, ‘I’m going to fight.’”

But with Afrin on the brink of being completely overrun by Turkish-backed rebels, plus rumours of torture and mutilation of captives, Renas had heard her commanders were withdrawing female fighters for their safety. “When I told her this she just laughed and said, ‘We’ll see when I get there.’ Then she gave me a big hug and got on her coach. She was killed a week later – one of the bravest women I have ever met.”

[Navy Patriot]

Anna Campbell, Describing herself as a Marxist, the computer technician says she deployed to Afrin with the International Freedom Battalion (IFB), an armed group of foreign communists, anarchists and socialists fighting Isis under the aegis of Syria’s Kurdish people’s protection units (YPG) and its all-female affiliate the YPJ.

Hummmh, not economically educated for sure ...

[Navy Patriot]

Post #1 is incorrect in the self description, it is Rûken Renas describing herself not Anna Campbell.

I apologize for the misquote.

[Navy Patriot]

Anna Campbell Describes herself as an Anarchist.

[Kartographer]

GO HOME! There’s plenty of Muzzy there that need killing! Starting with the rape gangs.

[MUDDOG]

Speaking of British girls going to Syria to fight, earlier this month the US put out a most wanted list with ISIS “White Widow” Sally Jones on it.

But last year she was reported to be killed.

[Chode]

comfort girls that got a little too close to the sharp end...

[Pining_4_TX]

Hey, all those in favor of fighting for or against various Muslim groups are welcome to saddle up and go on over there. No? Oh, I get it. They want to force somebody else to do it. My bad.

[granada]

Turkey urges them to join the IRA or ETA.

[Eagles6]

Sort of seems like a good thing to stay out of. Let them kill each other. Turks and isis fighting muslim commies.